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September 12, 2007

Afghanistan: Enraged at Buddhist foreign policy, jihadists attack ancient Buddha

Striking out at the rampant Islamophobia displayed by ancient Buddhist carvings, the irrepressible iconoclasts of the Taliban have attempted to continue the work they began when they blew up the Buddhas of Bamiyan. Oh, what fun they'll have in Europe!

"Attack on giant Pakistan Buddha," from the BBC (thanks to John):

Suspected pro-Taleban militants have tried to blow up an ancient carving of Buddha in north-west Pakistan.

The statue, thought to date from the second century BC, sustained only minimal damage in the attack near Manglore in remote Swat district.

The area has seen a rise in attacks on "un-Islamic" targets in recent months.

This is the first such attack in Pakistan and is reminiscent of the Taleban's 2001 destruction of the giant Buddhas at Bamiyan in Afghanistan.

Dynamite

Officials and witnesses in Swat said armed men arrived in the area on Monday night.

"Militants drilled holes in the rock and filled them with dynamite and blew it up," provincial archaeology department official Aqleem Khan told Reuters news agency.

"The explosion damaged the upper part of the rock but there was no damage to the image itself."

Posted by Robert at September 12, 2007 6:31 PM
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"Oh, what fun they'll have in Europe!"

Mama Mia!

Posted by: Ynkedoodl2 [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 12, 2007 6:53 PM

When will the Qibla be flattened?

Posted by: Ynkedoodl2 [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 12, 2007 6:55 PM

Big Rock 1
Muslim 0

I will always remember how long it took them to fight those Buddhas of Bamiyan. It was true epic struggle worthy of the great military powers.

After a month of battle the mighty warriors of Allah won. At wikipedia (I know its hard to trust them) they have a picture of a calendar commemorating this great victory.

See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bamiyancalendar.jpg

Posted by: greatcometof1577 [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 12, 2007 7:07 PM

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Who as God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.


Ho, behold the mighty warriors. Favorite targets: inanimate objects, animals, unarmed men, little children and women.

Posted by: Stand fast in the liberty [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 12, 2007 7:36 PM

I hope that i will live to see the day that the jews rebuid their Temple on the Temple Mount. And I hope to see the day that the black rock in meca is smashed to smithereens!!

Or is it "verboten" to express one's anger at the daily moslem atrocities and assaults against decency and anyone who dares to "think different"?

Maybe Apple [which is a bit lefty] can use a picture of Achichbeineindummernazi for their "Think Different" campaign?

Posted by: Allahfanculo [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 12, 2007 7:55 PM

Buddhism is a "religion of peace". Islam..........not so much.

Posted by: tanstaafl [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 12, 2007 9:28 PM

Muslims have been destroying the religous temples and artifacts of other religions for 1,500 years.

And they want respect? F.U.

Posted by: alaskan1000 [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 12, 2007 9:43 PM

no respect for others and then cry bloody murder when thay are disrepected. Morons and hippocrits.

Posted by: Ruebacca [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 12, 2007 10:45 PM

I have been to Thailand, and must say that Buddhism permeates the culture of those people, and they are among the friendliest, happiest, gentlest people on this earth. And yet they face a horrible problem with Islamists on their southern border with Islamist Malaysia. I've even heard that the peaceful, orange-robed Buddhist monks have taken up the fight to repel these savages.
Contrast with the cowardly politicians of Brussels who capitulate with the Mohammedans in the heart of Europe. Shame.
Even 15 years ago I recall being trailed and monitored by suspicious characters in southern Thailand.
They have already started WWIII. When does the West realize?

Posted by: JohnAdams [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 12, 2007 11:26 PM

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Posted by: traeh [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 12, 2007 11:34 PM

Enraged Islamo-punks climbing all over an ancient statue trying to blow it up?

Reminds me of that scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey where the apes are banging on that "monolith."
A culture of lethal ignorance...and my apologies to actual apes for the analogy.

Posted by: JohnAdams [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 12, 2007 11:50 PM

Islamofascist checklist for EU:

Mona Lisa- hydrochloric acid.
Pieta- RPG's.
Da Vinci's Notebooks- flamethrower.
Colisseum- nitroglycerine and semtex.
Acropolis- commandeered NATO cruise missiles.
Louvre/Rijksmuseum/British National Gallery/Prado- jellied gasoline.

Ah, the thrills of the 7th century, redux.

Coming Soon to a Continent Near You!


Posted by: profitsbeard [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 13, 2007 12:19 AM

the Buddhas predate Islam and Muslims we have seen from the way they've treated Christian and Jewish artifacts on the Temple Mount denying they even exist its not surprising they would try to destroy Buddhist statues and already done so the giant Buddhas in Afghanistan in other areas they destroyed archaeological treasures claiming that because their pre-Islamic they have no historical value. Muslims are like rodents and cockroaches when it comes to historical artifacts they destroy them

Posted by: mowasaperv [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 13, 2007 12:46 AM

they will try this shit with stonehenge or glastonbury tor and artur will cometh. (i censored the rest)

Posted by: leonthepigfarmer [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 13, 2007 2:49 AM

Islamofascist checklist for EU:

Mona Lisa- hydrochloric acid.
Pieta- RPG's.
Da Vinci's Notebooks- flamethrower.
Colisseum- nitroglycerine and semtex.
Acropolis- commandeered NATO cruise missiles.
Louvre/Rijksmuseum/British National Gallery/Prado- jellied gasoline.

Ah, the thrills of the 7th century, redux.

Coming Soon to a Continent Near You!


Posted by: profitsbeard [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 13, 2007 12:19 AM


And here is the list of all the culture they will give us in return....

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Posted by: ooddballz [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 13, 2007 5:49 AM

OOPS...... forgot to add pic of enraged monkey boy....LOL

Posted by: ooddballz [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 13, 2007 5:51 AM

Thinking about what might someday happen to the great art treasures of the Western World is one of the most horrifying aspects of the islamization of Europe.

Posted by: ImNoDhimmi [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 13, 2007 7:43 AM

The Swat Valley is the cradle of Vajrayana Buddhism and the birthplace of Padmasambhava, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhism was a thriving religion for hundreds of years in the Swat Valley and spread east along the Silk Road. It was wiped out by Islamic invasion and many monks escaped to the Himalayan kingdoms. Now Buddhists can't visit the sacred places of their own religion and soon all traces of the religion will disappear in this area.

Obviously the Buddhists don't care or the world would hear their cries and pleas for justice and tolerance. Western Buddhists, who brought their leftist views with them when they converted, wear their kifaya scarves proudly in arrogant ignorance, never realizing that when pacifistic religions come up against Islam, they are blown into rubble and disappear into the mists of history.

Posted by: the poetess [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 13, 2007 11:26 AM

"What is curious about these episodes of iconoclasm is that Taliban claim that they are only blowing up "rocks." However, the fact that they demolished these statues indicates that the Taliban believes that there is real power inherent in the statues. (A TV show on Cappadocia, Turkey showed how Muslims had obliterated the eyes from icons of Jesus and Christian saints. In various traditions, adding the eyes to a portrait or figure is to animate the portrait or figure, as it were. It seems that the Muslims of Cappadocia were trying to take the life out of the icons, which indicates that they, like the Taliban, believed that there was real power in images!)"

Posted by: exsgtbrown [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 13, 2007 11:32 AM

the fact that they demolished these statues indicates that the Taliban believes that there is real power inherent in the statues.
-posted by exsgtbrown

Well, the muhammadans worship a black rock, so there's no bottom to their stupidity and ignorance.

Posted by: Ynkedoodl2 [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 13, 2007 1:04 PM

Greetings in the name of the Lord God, Who said He is NOT man (Numbers 23:19).

I have never seen Western Buddhists wearing kefiyehs (spelling?), but I wouldn't be surprised. Looking for a way to rebel against Western society, they claim to follow a great Eastern religion. Then they are shocked to discover that the Dalai Lama opposes experimentation on human embryos - that pesky "respect for life" thing. They are shocked to discover that Asian Buddhists - Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, etc., all beautiful people (and I know many of them) - don't want to sign up for the converts' political agenda.

The question all of these overly intellectual folks cannot grapple with is this: what happens when your desire to continue to exist comes face to face with an implacably genocidal foe?

Posted by: Surak [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 13, 2007 1:08 PM

I keep trying to come up with insulting names to heap on these people, and it is quite frustrating:

Cavemen? Nope.
Neanderthals? Nope.
Apes? Nope.
Monkeys? Nope.

Posted by: JohnAdams [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 13, 2007 1:52 PM

Surak, I've seen Buddhists in the scarf but have no picture. Here is a picture of a Buddhist info booth at the 'peace' festival last weekend in San Francisco where they flew the 'palestinian' flag.

Scroll down about 2/3 the way:

http://www.zombietime.com/9-11_truth_march_power_to_peaceful/

I only wish the Dalai Lama understood about the dangers of islam to his faith. He has no clue.

Posted by: the poetess [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 13, 2007 2:10 PM

I know it's OT, but there will be wrecking of our artworks in Europe soon so..

Here's a list of the MOP's in the Brussels Socialist Majority Faction:

Doe you notice anything?

FR Freddy THIELEMANS Major PS (Frenchspeaking Socialist Party)
FR Faouzia HARICHE PS
FR Philippe CLOSE PS
FR Mohamed OURIAGHLI PS
FR Karine LALIEUX PS
FR Ahmed EL KTIBI PS
FR Yvan MAYEUR PS
FR Mahfoudh ROMDHANI PS
FR Jean Baptiste DE CRÉE PS
FR Mohammed BOUKANTAR PS
FR Fatima ABID PS
FR Marie-Paule MATHIAS PS
FR Christian VAN DER LINDEN PS
FR Sevket TEMIZ PS
FR Mounia MEJBAR PS
FR Samira ATTALBI PS
FR Mustafa AMRANI PS
FR Julie FISZMAN PS

http://www.brucity.be/artdet.cfm?id=4049&nLanguage=1

Posted by: Allahfanculo [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 13, 2007 3:33 PM

Indeed, Allahfanculo, I too fear for the great artworks of Western Civilization, especially since these artworks are "protected" by these FR PS dhimmi FOOLS!

Fellow Jihad Watch/ Dhimmi Watch readers, for more information on the latest brouhaha in Brussels, go to the Brussels Journal website.

Posted by: One_of_the_last_few_Patriots_left [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 16, 2007 3:49 PM

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