7th January 2008, 04:03 PM
1man,
good points, I can't disagree with any of them.
The act of cultural vandalism which annoys me most was the US destruction of part of the site of The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. For once I found myself glad that the majority of the Ishtar Gate is safe in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. Although when I think about that the removal of the Ishtar Gate to Berlin was itself a stunning example of imperialist theft and vandalism.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1391000,00.html
good points, I can't disagree with any of them.
The act of cultural vandalism which annoys me most was the US destruction of part of the site of The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. For once I found myself glad that the majority of the Ishtar Gate is safe in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. Although when I think about that the removal of the Ishtar Gate to Berlin was itself a stunning example of imperialist theft and vandalism.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1391000,00.html