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March 25, 2005
Babylon Revisited
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his is a photo of Babylon taken by the U.S. Army Coalition Forces Land Component Command in April 2003, when American forces turned it into a military camp: "The walls of Nebuchadnezzar's Southern Palace give off a golden sheen as seen from the air, while the Lion of Babylon statue sits in the lower left. Saddam Hussein had the palace reconstructed during his regime, and he had the bricks inscribed with his name."
Two years later, according to a report done by the British Museum, the ensuing damage and contamination "must rank as one of the most reckless acts of cultural vandalism in recent memory."
"And so we beat on . . ."
Posted by Eric at March 25, 2005 6:36 PM
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