Tuesday, July 1, 2003
The Dissident Frogman took a trip of late to the Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy in Bayeux, France. He has some pictures he took there that should get your dander up if you're still living and breathing. Just in case you were ready to move on and let the French off the hook this'll make you think again.
Sofia Sideshow has some comments.
Roger L. Simon also addresses the issue.
There's some attempt at spin in the comments at Sgt. Stryker, so let's just see what the museum has to say for themselves, eh?
Update: U.S.S. Clueless chimes in and the comments on the Frogman's site are exploding.
One More Update: I'm simply blown away that people actually think something like this is an appropriate and understandable tit-for-tat in response to such horrors as "Freedom Fries" and "Freedom Toast." Some people have an uncanny knack for finding new depths of self-hate.
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