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Monday, April 14th, 2003
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1:26a
To Kurnugi, land of no return,
Inanna was determined to go,
To the dark house, dwelling of Erkalla's god,
To the house which those who enter cannot leave,
To the house where those who enter are deprived of light,
They see no light, they dwell in darkness . . .
- The Descent of Inanna
How history will remember this war in 3,000 years
"In 2003, many of the earliest artifacts and documents of Earth's civilization were destroyed when the authorities responsible for keeping order in Baghdad, after their victory in a minor war of succession, chose to ignore the looting going on at the Museum of Antiquities in favor of protecting nearby government offices which were necessary for the maintenance of the bureaucracy required to continue petroleum production."
For more information please see:
The Daily Telegraph
Teresa Nielsen Hayden's blog
Edit Tuesday 15 February 1:07 AM:
Meghan, what circle of hell is for people who sit by and allow books to burn?
current mood: angry
current music: Inanna (acoustic), The Tea Party, Alhambra (6 comments |comment on this)
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