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Zkribbler
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
Feb 1999
time: 21:30
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Patroklos, perhaps you aren't outratged because you failed to read a list of the damage:
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Among the damage found by Mr Curtis, who was invited to Babylon by Iraqi antiquities experts, were cracks and gaps where somebody had tried to gouge out the decorated bricks forming the famous dragons of the Ishtar Gate.
He saw a 2,600-year-old brick pavement crushed by military vehicles, archaeological fragments scattered across the site, and trenches driven into ancient deposits.
Vast amounts of sand and earth, visibly mixed with archaeological fragments, were gouged from the site to fill thousands of sandbags and metal mesh baskets. When this practice was stopped, large quantities of sand and earth were brought in from elsewhere, contaminating the site for future generations of archaeologists.
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In his report, Mr Curtis accepted that initially the US military presence helped protect the site from looters. But he described as "regrettable" the decision to set up a base in such an important spot.
He found that large areas of the site had been covered in gravel brought in from outside, compacted and sometimes chemically treated to provide helipads, car parks and accommodation and storage areas. "The status of future information about these areas will therefore be seriously compromised," he said. |
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Proteus_MST
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After all I also wonder which reason the US-Army had to set up a Camp at the site.
Iraq is big, so wasn´t it possible for the Army to set up camp maybe 1-2 Miles away?
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Gatekeeper
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United States of America
Feb 2000
time: 23:30
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quote:
Originally posted by Whaleboy
Gatekeeper: I am appalled and with good reason, much of the region's archeology is crucial for understanding the roots of todays civilisations, but that pails into insignificance compared to future generations comparing that archeology with our own, which is why it is our responsibility to preserve it. There are few places where this applies more than Babylon. History will only remember the stupidity and folly of this war, and as a sidenote, whereas Babylon gets an entire ****ing chapter... the end of which will likely refer to the above sidenote  |
I'm something of an archeology buff myself, and what's happened is most distressing. But when "disagreement" turns into stereotypical anti-American crap, I draw the line. And, frankly, that's what a fair amount of this thread has regressed into. I suspect there's certain folks who don't give a sh*t about archeaology, and just saw this thread as an opening to spew filth about Americans.
Gatekeeper
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beingofone
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U.S.A.
Apr 2003
time: 05:30
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The last time any other nation thought that America should be in a war, was when the Nazis were 15 miles outside of Paris.
The United States occupation of Japan, Germany and Korea sure devastated those cultures and way of life.
Oh BTW - I am sure that the US government would accept payment of all the lend lease for WW2 loans anytime now.
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beingofone
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U.S.A.
Apr 2003
time: 05:30
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June 6, 1944. -NORMANDY- Three hundred French civilians were killed and thousands more wounded today in the first hours of America's invasion of continental Europe. Casualties were heaviest among women and children.
Most of the French casualties were the result of artillery fire from American ships attempting to knock out German fortifications prior to the landing of hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops Reports from a makeshift hospital in the French town of St. Mere Eglise said the carnage was far worse than the French had anticipated and reaction against the American invasion was running high. "We are dying for no reason," said a Frenchman speaking on condition of anonymity. "Americans can't even shoot straight. I never thought I'd say this, but life was better under Adolph Hitler."
The invasion also caused severe environmental damage. American troops, tanks, trucks and machinery destroyed miles of pristine shoreline and thousands of acres of ecologically sensitive wetlands. It was believed that the habitat of the spineless French crab was completely wiped out, threatening the species with extinction.
A representative of Greenpeace said his organization, which had tried to stall the invasion for over a year, was appalled at the destruction, but, not surprised.
"This is just another example of how the military destroys the environment without a second thought, " said Christine Moanmore.
"And it's all about corporate greed."
Contacted at his Manhattan condo, a member of the French government-in-exile who abandoned Paris when Hitler invaded said the invasion was based solely on American financial interests. "Everyone knows the President Roosevelt has ties to big beer," said Pierre LeWimp. "Once the German beer industry is conquered, Roosevelt's beer cronies will control the world market and make a fortune."
Administration supporters said America's aggressive actions were based in part on the assertions of controversial scientist Albert Einstein, who sent a letter to Roosevelt speculating that the Germans were developing a secret weapon, a so-called "atomic bomb." Such a weapon could produce casualties on a scale never seen before and cause environmental damage that could last for thousands of years.
Hitler has denied having such a weapon and international inspectors were unable to locate such weapons even after spending two long weekends in Germany. Shortly after the invasion began reports surfaced that German prisoners had been abused by Americans. Mistreatment of Jews by Germans at so-called "concentration camps" has been rumored but so far, remains unproven.
Several thousand Americans died during the first hours of the invasion and French officials are concerned that uncollected corpses pose a public health risk. "The Americans should have planned for this in advance," they said. "It's their mess and we don't intend to clean it up."
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18-01-2005 07:38
Take you tired "bleeding heart liberal" stereotype elsewhere 
. Tortured civilians, murderous insurgents and barbarian occupiers can be replaced, Babylon cannot. The only thing history will remember of this ill-fated exercise in American Machiaveillism and military/patriotic stupidity will be the defiling of this site and the complete ****-up of the Middle East and West-Islam relations for generations to come 
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