Beheading Of The Statue Of Liberty

From The Political and Financial Markets Commentator

Stolen Replica Is Decapitated And Smashed

More likely than not a true terrorist group would not be sending a message to the United States through this type of idiocy. I will tell you, however, that watching this video of one of the symbols of our freedom, society and way of life being beheaded in the same way that an Al-Qaeda captive like Daniel Pearl lost his life is chilling. First with a chain saw, then with a hand held saw and then the head is smashed.

Is it just the work of kids who were bored and had nothing better to do (most likely), is it the work of terrorist wannabes (less likely), a publicity stunt of some kind (?), a political statement against the restaurant (possible) or maybe something worse (least likely)? When a movie like Independence Day depicts the destruction of American icons it is all done in the context of entertainment. When a statue is stolen and defiled with images of "Death to America" flashed across the screen, that is a whole other thing.

Some might think it is a trivial issue and not worth discussing, akin to putting a burning bag of dog crap on someone's doorstep and ringing the bell.

After writing this, at first I thought along those same lines. Thinking about it further though, if it were only the smashing of a statue that would be one thing. Not right, but a simple act of vandalism. Similar to someone taking a 6 foot tall replica of the Eiffel Tower and crushing it with a shovel. But at this time in history, in this place New York City, with her head cut off with a saw and chainsaw, with We Don't Want Your Freedom and Death To America flashed across the screen, I changed my mind.

Whoever did this should be caught and forced to clean the entire Statue of Liberty with a toothbrush and tongue, and then deported back to wherever the type of freedom they want exists.