The U.S. built a military base over Babalon?

[bif]

Did anybody hear this on NPR this morning? We've destroyed a lot of the site. They even used dirt from the area to fill sand bags! Where's the outrage over this?

[Fenris]

1. Saddam spent a lot of money "rebuilding" Babylon.

Not surprising the US would fuck with his pet project.

[Richardo]

2. Apparently just the tip of the iceberg...military bases all over Iraq

...are being built on archaeological sites.

I heard the story. Archaeologist Joh Russell said "Camp Alpha" at the site of Babylon was bulldozed into a hill right on top of the temple area. :grr:

[Richardo]

4. From the NPR site: U.S. Base Damages Ancient Babylonian Temple

Camp Alpha, a U.S. military base in Iraq, was built directly on top of the ancient temple area of Babylon. The base's location was chosen to protect the archeological site from looters. Instead, the base has resulted in damage that some antiquities experts characterize as "horrifying." Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and archeologist John Russell.

http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=3&prgDate=current

[bif]

5. No wonder they hate our guts.

Or is it our "Freedoms" they hate?

[Richardo]

6. Mike the Anonymous CIA guy also on NPR...

...smacked down the "hate us for our freedoms" shit. :thumbsup:

[Don_G]

3. Yep

Here's an article on it: http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,FL_babylon_061204,00.html