Bruce Lee vs. Ethnic Cleansing

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SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The ethnically divided Bosnian city of Mostar has agreed to erect a new symbol of unity -- a statue of kung fu legend Bruce Lee, worshipped by Muslims, Serbs and Croats.

A group of enthusiasts came up with the idea of honoring the childhood hero of the city's ethnic groups in 2003, on the 30th anniversary of his death. They launched the project, found donors and waited a year for the city's approval.

"We plan to erect the statue in November in the center of the city," Veselin Gatalo, a member of the Urban Movement organization, told Reuters by telephone Monday.

"This will be a monument to universal justice that Mostar needs more than any other city I know."

He said Mostar, scene of fighting between Muslims and Croats in 1993-1994, needed a symbol of justice, mastery and honesty -- virtues upheld by the late Chinese-American actor.

Born in San Francisco, Lee starred in several kung fu movies, including 1973's "Enter the Dragon." He died at the age of 32 from swelling on the brain.

A German organization agreed last year to sponsor the project with a 5,000 euro grant.

The statue, cast in bronze and showing the martial arts master in a typical fighting pose, will be designed by a local sculptor and put up in central Mostar.

Lee's widow Linda will be invited to attend the ceremony.

For years, reconciliation in post-war Mostar was slower than anywhere else in Bosnia. But the reconstruction of the city's Old Bridge last year has helped reunite Muslim and Croat communities separated by the river.

 

[meltdown75]

that could be the strangest thing i have ever heard.

go Bruce!

 

[Rogue]

I will match the 5,000 euro grant if someone will put a statue of coke immediately next to it.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

W T F

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: Rogue
I will match the 5,000 euro grant if someone will put a statue of coke immediately next to it.

:thumbsup:

 

[phreakah]

wheres the poll

 

[HamSupLo]

wow, there's some love for the asian man there.

 

[amoeba]

huh, I thought he was born abroad.

 

[Queasy]

Wow. Bruce Lee has entered God status.

Bruce Lee's Kung Fu > *

edit: This pretty much kills the whole ninja vs pirate debate doesn't it?

 

[yllus]

Originally posted by: Rogue
I will match the 5,000 euro grant if someone will put a statue of coke immediately next to it.

 

[boggsie]

I beg to differ; Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau would have pwned Bruce Lee.

Originally posted by: Queasy
Wow. Bruce Lee has entered God status.

Bruce Lee's Kung Fu > *

edit: This pretty much kills the whole ninja vs pirate debate doesn't it?

 

[gotsmack]

Originally posted by: Rogue
I will match the 5,000 euro grant if someone will put a statue of coke immediately next to it.

I'll chip in $100 UDS if they do that,

 

[bandana163]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Wow. Bruce Lee has entered God status.

Bruce Lee's Kung Fu > *

edit: This pretty much kills the whole ninja vs pirate debate doesn't it?

The Flying Spaghetti Monster favors pirates.
FSM > Bruce Lee.