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1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts) Thu Feb 26, 2015, 10:48 PM Feb 2015

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Rachael just discussed the trashing of a library in Mosel(sp?) ...

My study of history included another destruction of a library ...

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/28/destruction-timbuktu-manuscripts-offence-africa

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Rachael just discussed the trashing of a library in Mosel(sp?) ... (Original Post) 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 OP

This is... 3catwoman3 Feb 2015 #1

Yes, it is ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #2

AP story on the Mosul library.. PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #3

I was at loss for words and a friend and I riversedge Feb 2015 #4

Yes that was a hard clip to watch. Agschmid Feb 2015 #5

You can imagine how difficult it is for us Assyrians eissa Feb 2015 #6

3catwoman3

(24,026 posts)

1. This is...

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 10:52 PM

Feb 2015

...heartbreaking.

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

2. Yes, it is ...

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 10:55 PM

Feb 2015

but check it out ...what history/historical records are being destroyed?

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

3. AP story on the Mosul library..

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 10:57 PM

Feb 2015

http://news.yahoo.com/iraqi-libraries-ransacked-islamic-state-group-mosul-070110723.html

riversedge

(70,273 posts)

4. I was at loss for words and a friend and I

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 11:03 PM

Feb 2015

watched the hacking of ancient culture.

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)

5. Yes that was a hard clip to watch.

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 11:05 PM

Feb 2015

In some ways I guess I'm happy the British Museum raided a lot of these pieces already...

eissa

(4,238 posts)

6. You can imagine how difficult it is for us Assyrians

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 11:11 PM

Feb 2015

to see our history demolished before our very eyes. At a time when we are in a frantic state worrying about the 200 hostages ISIS is holding in Syria, we now witness the erasing of our existence. Not since Tamerlane and his Mongol hoards has the region seen such death and destruction.

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