Citing quran chapter and verse, the public beheading of this young
father by Muslims on a public street in broad daylight is unimaginable.
And the banning of Robert Spencer and me from laying a wreath for Lee
Rigby in Woolwich is unfathomable. The sanction of the dhimma. Help us
fight the ban; contribute to our
legal fund here. It is an expensive legal fight.
'My daddy, my hero' - Thousands mourn UK soldier Lee Rigby hacked to death in London terror attack From ASSOCIATED PRESS via NY Post (thanks to Pamela Hall)
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Jack
Rigby, 2, watches as the coffin of his father Fusilier Lee Rigby leaves
Bury Parish Church after his military funeral today in the UK.
LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron joined thousands
of mourners Friday at the funeral of a British soldier killed in broad
daylight by alleged Islamic extremists.
Lee Rigby, 25, was hacked
to death May 22 on a London street near his army barracks. The killing
shocked Britain and much of the world.
On Friday, Rigby's family
and mourners were greeted with applause by members of the public lining
the streets outside Bury Parish Church in northwest England, where
soldiers from Rigby's Royal Regiment of Fusiliers had maintained an
honor guard overnight.
The soldier's widow, Rebecca, walked into the church with the
couple's 2-year-old son Jack, who wore a T-shirt bearing the words "My
Daddy My Hero." Rigby's parents and sisters were in tears.
London Mayor Boris Johnson was among the public officials in attendance.
The
service was private, in keeping with the family's wishes, but broadcast
on loudspeakers to well-wishers packing the street outside the church.
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Drummer Lee Rigby
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Rebecca Rigby, left, wife of slain Fusilier Lee Rigby, arrives with their son Jack today.
Rigby's commanding officer, Lt. Col. Jim Taylor, described the
soldier as "extremely popular" and "truly charismatic," telling
mourners the man known to friends as "Riggers" loved to perform.
"To
be with Lee was to be where it was most fun — the center of good times
and much mischief,"
Taylor said in a eulogy. "People fell quickly under
his spell. Whether it was in work or off duty, at a ceremonial
engagement or on operations, Lee just knew how to lighten the mood. He
could brighten a room within moments and, by all accounts, clear a dance
floor in seconds, if a Whitney Houston track was playing."
Rebecca Rigby had earlier expressed gratitude for the "overwhelming" outpouring of support following the attack.
"There
are so many kind and generous people out there," she said in a pool
interview ahead of the funeral. "It's just horrible that it takes
something such as this to make you see how many good people there are."
Rigby's
death caused a spike in racial tensions in Britain due to the apparent
involvement of religious extremists. Police reported an increase in
attacks against Muslim mosques and community centers in the subsequent
weeks.
The two men charged in relation to Rigby's killing —
Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22 — are due to stand
trial starting Nov. 18.
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Lee Rigby's
body is carried out of Bury Parish church by soldiers from 2nd Battalion
Royal Regiment of Fusiliers today after his funeral service.
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