this is absolutely shocking. "mentioned in the bible". in the BIBLE.
thousands of years ago. and they're just trampling all over it. have
the soldiers no guilt? or the tank drivers, or officers, or
commanders? don't they realise what they're doing? I don't know which
would be sadder, the accidental or the wilful destruction of
historical & ancient sites. those fuckheads.
KS
On 17/09/2007, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Where else but in Iraq, ancient Mesopotamia:
>
> http://news.independent.co.uk/fisk/article2970762.ece
>
> not just the looting, but the US bases crushing ancient cities, like
> Babylon, beneath the sands...
>
> In fact, although a tyrant of the worst kind, Saddam was trying to
> uncover Babylon, & re-construct it (to visit it, as I did in 1986, when
> he was a US ally, was to enter ancient history, it felt like).
>
> Doug
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> in pidgen apocalypse – how now not
> gag on the unward, the once-upon, us-
> proud planet?
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> Dennis Lee
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