US criticised over Babylon damage
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09-Jul-2009 (7 comments)

American troops and contractors caused substantial damage to the archaelogical site at Babylon in Iraq after the 2003 invasion, a new UN report says.

The report says key structures were harmed and the site was subjected to "digging, cutting and levelling".

But UN cultural officials stress the damage did not begin when the Americans arrived, or end when they left.

The US says looting while Babylon was under their control would have been worse had they not been there at all.

The new report was issued on Thursday in Paris by the UN's cultural agency, Unesco.

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Shah Ghollam

Sorry again Irandost (what a sarcastic avatar in your case)

by Shah Ghollam on Sun Jul 12, 2009 09:50 AM PDT

You don't seem to be able to read English properly, can you?.

The article you are siting confirms that the lake is no threat to damage the archeological site and the railroad plan has just received its "preliminary" approval. I guess you don't see the difference do you?

But here is what you should read from the article you quoted:

Lake Sivand (also Bolaghi) is beginning to flood the Bolaghi Valley, but Naqsh-e Rostam allegedly to be safe from the proposed railway line that could have damaged the structures of the ancient site.  

In an interview with the Tehran Times in the Bolaghi Valley earlier this month, Parsa-Pasargadae Research Foundation archaeologist Afshin Yazdani, who is based at Persepolis, said that the government has given preliminary approval to a plan according to which the route of the Shiraz-Esfahan railway line will be located 1200 meters from Naqsh-e Rostam, although the final decision has not been made yet.  


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IranFirst

Dear ARAB/Palestinian

by IranFirst on Fri Jul 10, 2009 03:45 PM PDT

How quickly you forget your own comment. Your link is from 2005 ! :-)

 

Now let me educate YOU. Here is much LATER article on the SAME site and from a very reputable Iran shenas (Iran expext, since you probably don't know Farsi).  He is Mr. Shapour Suren-Pahlav

 

The article is from NOV 2007. Talking about how your beloved IRI is DESTROYING our heritage. While you are worries about ARAB Iraq

 

//www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/29...

 

By teh way I hope your aleged contributions to wiki has nothing do with History, or Iran  , since obviously you are not educated about neighther.  Get your Palestionian Moneyt from another country please.

Thanks

 

 


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IranFirst

Dear ARAB/Palestinian

by IranFirst on Fri Jul 10, 2009 03:45 PM PDT

How quickly you forget your own comment. Your link is from 2005 ! :-)

 

Now let me educate YOU. Here is much LATER article on the SAME site and from a very reputable Iran shenas (Iran expext, since you probably don't know Farsi).  He is Mr. Shapour Suren-Pahlav

 

The article is from NOV 2007. Talking about how your beloved IRI is DESTROYING our heritage. While you are worries about ARAB Iraq

 

//www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/29...

 

By teh way I hope your aleged contributions to wiki has nothing do with History, or Iran  , since obviously you are not educated about neighther.  Get your Palestionian Moneyt from another country please.

Thanks

 

 


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Shah Ghollam

Iranfirst

by Shah Ghollam on Thu Jul 09, 2009 09:42 PM PDT

 

Wikipedia is a reference source, but let me educate you as how it works. It compiles voluntary information from any individual who must provide references. Wikipedia is very slow in incorporating information in general and its published information is totally dependent on "who" provides the information. I myself contribute to Wiki occasionally.

Having said that, to educate you with facts, read the following. Sure you will then comeback and spew more disinformation, that much I am sure is built in your charactor! 

//www.cais-soas.com/News/Sivand/sivand_sensationalism.htm

 

 


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IranFirst

Sorry Arabs/Palestinians

by IranFirst on Thu Jul 09, 2009 06:10 PM PDT

 

Has been "proven" by who ? Keyhan ? or Antari ? 

Here is what IRI itselfe has admitted

"..

However, Iranian officials from the Ministry of Energy and ICHO did
acknowledge that the lake will flood 130 historical "remains" and
invited international teams to help excavate the area before
construction commenced. In 2004, the United Nations
issued an urgent international appeal for archaeologists to join the
domestic effort to unearth and record what they could before the
flooding. Teams from Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, and the United States responded to the request for help.[1] "

from:

//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivand_Dam

Iranians will never forget how your beloved IRI and Molahs tried to destry perspolis after 1979. Sadegh Khalkali a close henchman of Khomeini attacked the ancient emperor's legendary greatness as a "Jewish myth"
in his book called The False Cyrus.

 

Unlike you, Iranains have a country and ancient history.

 

 

 


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Shah Ghollam

Sorry Iranfirst

by Shah Ghollam on Thu Jul 09, 2009 05:17 PM PDT

Your disinformation is not at all amusing. The link you provided belongs to Aug. 2005! Since then it has been proven these allegations were nothing but lies to purposely incite hatred against the IRI by some who call themselves "democracy and human rights lovers" who would use any means to reach their goals. Isn't this what you paint IRI to be incidently?

 


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IranFirst

IRI Destroying archaelogical sites at Pasargad

by IranFirst on Thu Jul 09, 2009 02:37 PM PDT

 

This is more important  to us Iranians..

As for you Arabs and Palestinians, You never had any culture, except for barbaric Islam

 

//www.savepasargad.com/European%20Section/pas...


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