From: "Steve Ewing" 

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.

--
Steve 
http://www.qmss.com/sewing

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