Comments on: Baghdad, Iraq http://www.sprol.com/2005/10/baghdad/ Worst Places In The World Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:18:08 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: likwidshoe http://www.sprol.com/2005/10/baghdad/comment-page-1/#comment-811 likwidshoe Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:36:52 +0000 http://267#comment-811 Stan needs to learn the definition of "illegal" and question why he puts antiquities over human lives. I won't hold out much hope... Stan needs to learn the definition of “illegal” and question why he puts antiquities over human lives. I won’t hold out much hope…

]]> By: Automatt http://www.sprol.com/2005/10/baghdad/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Automatt Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:06:42 +0000 http://267#comment-738 The facts on this matter are not in dispute. An extensive report by Dr. John Curtis of the British Museum about this very subject, which includes an illustrated timeline that will help you understand the situation: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/iraqcrisis/ A summary of the ongoing situation from Campus Watch, which includes many, many links to primary sources that confirm this information including the report above: http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/2032 Google search for "archaeology helicopter iraq": http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ned=us&q=iraq+archaeology+helicopter&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=nw The facts on this matter are not in dispute.

An extensive report by Dr. John Curtis of the British Museum about this very subject, which includes an illustrated timeline that will help you understand the situation:

http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/iraqcrisis/

A summary of the ongoing situation from Campus Watch, which includes many, many links to primary sources that confirm this information including the report above:

http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/2032

Google search for “archaeology helicopter iraq”:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ned=us&q=iraq+archaeology+helicopter&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=nw

]]> By: Reverend Blair http://www.sprol.com/2005/10/baghdad/comment-page-1/#comment-736 Reverend Blair Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:56:35 +0000 http://267#comment-736 There have been many, many media reports, Alex. Why not go look them up yourself. There have been many, many media reports, Alex. Why not go look them up yourself.

]]> By: Alex http://www.sprol.com/2005/10/baghdad/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Alex Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:20:25 +0000 http://267#comment-735 <blockquote>the US military has flattened archaeological sites to make room for helicopter landing pads.</blockquote> You make a lot of unsubstantiated claims and mentions of 'reports of this or that'. <b>Post the proof</b> or remove your unsubstantiated commentary. Such comments in your information only serve to color the factuality of the information. Whether or not you hate the US, we don't give a rats ass. Stick to what you know. That is all.

the US military has flattened archaeological sites to make room for helicopter landing pads.

You make a lot of unsubstantiated claims and mentions of ‘reports of this or that’.

Post the proof or remove your unsubstantiated commentary. Such comments in your information only serve to color the factuality of the information. Whether or not you hate the US, we don’t give a rats ass. Stick to what you know.

That is all.

]]> By: brian http://www.sprol.com/2005/10/baghdad/comment-page-1/#comment-727 brian Mon, 17 Oct 2005 02:27:00 +0000 http://267#comment-727 And we should never forget that while Europe descended into the Dark Ages, the University of Baghdad saved and protected the history of Greece, Rome, and the sciences of algebra and astronomy until The West ready to come out of our self-induced stupidity that lasted hundreds of years. We owe Baghdad for what they preserveD of Western Civilization. To destroy anything that tells the story of the Fertile Crescent just adds insult to injury. And we should never forget that while Europe descended into the Dark Ages, the University of Baghdad saved and protected the history of Greece, Rome, and the sciences of algebra and astronomy until The West ready to come out of our self-induced stupidity that lasted hundreds of years.

We owe Baghdad for what they preserveD of Western Civilization. To destroy anything that tells the story of the Fertile Crescent just adds insult to injury.

]]> By: Stan http://www.sprol.com/2005/10/baghdad/comment-page-1/#comment-724 Stan Sun, 16 Oct 2005 17:36:00 +0000 http://267#comment-724 This us a very unfortunate outcome of this illegal war by George W. Bush. It was all so unnecessary, and the fact that the history of the beginnings of human civilization represented by the archaeological importance of this place may be lost forever is unforgivable. This us a very unfortunate outcome of this illegal war by George W. Bush. It was all so unnecessary, and the fact that the history of the beginnings of human civilization represented by the archaeological importance of this place may be lost forever is unforgivable.

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