From: Adam Flinton 

Steve Ewing wrote:

> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 09:57:47 +0000, Adam Flinton
>   wrote:
>
>> Gary Wiltshire wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 20:57:45 +0000, Adam Flinton
>>>   wrote:
>>>
>>>> Gary Wiltshire wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:30:38 +0000, Adam Flinton
>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Gary Wiltshire wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 13:35:32 +0000, Adam Flinton
>>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Gary Wiltshire wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:18:57 +0000, Adam Flinton
>>>>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Gary Wiltshire wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:47:12
+0000, Adam Flinton
>>>>>>>>>>>   wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Gary Wiltshire wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 16 Jan 2005
00:02:05 +0000, Adam Flinton
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Coalition
forces in Iraq have caused irreparable damage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to   the   
ancient  city of Babylon, the British Museum
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> says.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sandbags have been
filled with precious archaeological
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fragments   and  
2,600 year old paving stones have been
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> crushed  by tanks,
a   museum  report  claims.
>
>
> Sorry to interrupt this fascinating conversation, but the initial peice
> was about the "irreparable damage" to the site, and destruction of
> artifacts.  At least the Elgin Marbles are still extant.
>

& wouldn't be had they not been removed.

Adam

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