Swat Cleric’s Jihadis Destroy One Of “World’s Most Important” Bhuddist Statues
November 11, 2007
Islamabad (PTI): In a repeat of the horrendous vandalism that destroyed the Bamiyan Buddha statues in Afghanistan in 2001, militants in northwest Pakistan’s troubled Swat valley have destroyed one of the oldest and most important Buddhist sculptures, second in importance in South Asia.
Despite repeated requests by Pakistani archaeologists to the local authorities to protect the seated Buddha and other sites, especially after the first attack, no action was taken. “In fact, militants were able to carry out their work in broad daylight,” said President of the Asia Society, Vishakha N Desai in an article in Lebanon’s Daily Star newspaper.
Dating from around the beginning of the Christian era, and carved into a 130-foot-high rock, the seated image of the Buddha was second in importance in South Asia only to the Bamiyan Buddhas, Desai said, adding that the attack was the second one in less than a month.
Despite repeated requests by Pakistani archaeologists to the local authorities to protect the seated Buddha and other sites, especially after the first attack, no action was taken, she said.
“In fact, militants were able to carry out their work, drilling holes in the rock, filling them with explosives, and detonating them in broad daylight,” she said. “They did this not once, but twice. The first time, the image escaped heavy damage because of the militants’ incompetence. The second time, they were more successful, destroying not only the sculpture’s face, but also its shoulders and feet. As if that were not enough, there are now reports of a third attack,” she said.
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Not to worry. These acts were carried out in the name of the religion of peace.
November 11th, 2007 at 2:29 pmto bad the bhuddist arent as crazy as the muslims,and come kick some ass
November 11th, 2007 at 2:32 pmI’m glad they destroyed them, there isn’t anything good about those statues anyway.
November 11th, 2007 at 3:33 pmJoshua, you are a turd!
November 11th, 2007 at 3:48 pmI am a Christian so the Buddhist artifacts have no significance to me but they are treasured by some and should have been protected. This act angers me because we all know how sensitive Muslims are to their “sacred” sites (apostasy as they are). Non muslims not even permitted to enter the “holy mosque firing platforms”. Not to pile on the obvious but I for one am sick and tired of the deference that is paid to this reprobate infested Islam. Is high time that this world wakes up to the tide of Islam because it may not be in my lifetime, but we are on a collision course with these people.
November 11th, 2007 at 4:54 pmWhere is a Pope Urban II when we need Him to vanquish these miscreants!
November 11th, 2007 at 6:21 pmEverwhere they go the Muzzies try to erase signs of previous cultures, especially religions.
The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) is destroying Orthodox Christian churches and gravesites throughout the Balkins and the pali-arabs are destroying, hiding or burying Jewish artifacts in the area of Israel known as the West Bank.
Islam is a destructive parasitic disease, not a religion.
November 11th, 2007 at 7:02 pmThese fucking Muslim bastards are hypocrites and cowards. And Joshua, saying shit like that make you no better than them. Fuck you!!
I hope karma takes care of all those motherfuckers.
A toast to all the Veterans, Semper Fi!
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November 11th, 2007 at 7:12 pmSFDave
I’m with you on that! ALL artifacts should be cherished.
Semper Fi, Brother
November 11th, 2007 at 8:02 pmThese statues are not only used for religious veneration but are historical artifacts that countries can use to study the past and raise money through tourism in the present day.
This is the face of true islam that the libs ignore. Islam doesnt just want you converted or dead, they want there to be no evidence that you or your religion even existed. Libs tend to be the ones who are into historical preservation but they will ignore these acts like they did in afghanistan and like they are doing regarding the destruction of artifacts in the temple mount in jerusalem.
And as for Joshua(or is it yeshua?) only a muslim would respond in such a way. Give the muzzies Israel, and the temple mount and church of the holy sepulchre(jerusalem) and church of all nations (nazareth) will be reduced to rubble. Give them india and they will rid the country of remnants of buddhism and hinduism.
these actions are consistent with the motto: There is NO god but…
November 12th, 2007 at 12:03 am