Bye....
Posted on 10/04/2015 6:39:38 PM PDT by markomalley
Islamic State militants have blown up the Arch of Triumph, a major monument in the 2,000-year-old Roman city of Palmyra, Syria's antiquities chief said on Sunday, after they destroyed two ancient temples at the central Syrian site in recent months.
Maamoun Abdulkarim told Reuters that sources in Palmyra had confirmed that the Arch of Triumph, a jewel in the exquisite collection of ruins in the oasis city, had been blown up.
Islamic State militants have blown up temples at the Roman-era UNESCO World Heritage site, which it has controlled since capturing Palmyra from Syrian government forces in May and mined other monuments and historic buildings. The group considers the buildings sacrilegious.
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The elites don’t care. They’re sitting pretty.
I love history and ancient artifacts. I’m not sure what makes me angrier, killing innocents, or destroying ancient art and temples like these. Either way, I hope we start eradicating these scum, one way or another, very soon.
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It was western culture that suppressed slavery. But that was arrogant westerners imposing their morality on other cultures. Perhaps we need to recognize that all cultures are equal so slavery might be just right for some cultures. Thus it should not be suppressed any longer. And, since the 13th amendment clearly discriminates on basis of culture, perhaps we should repeal that amendment. You know, to be inclusive and multi-cultural.
If Putin wants to be the hero of the Western World right now, he should lay siege to Palmyra and chase ISIS right out of there, killing them all on their way out. It would make Obama look like the pathetic, weak human being he actually is, especially in comparison to Putin.
Worry not, Putin will rebuild it when he’s done.
Thanks MUDDOG.
Somebody at State needs to Tweet the President (Putin, not the Putz) and ask him nicely to tighten up the security at Palmyra!
OBUNGHOLE is a human being?
You got proof to back up that statement?
“OBUNGHOLE is a human being?
You got proof to back up that statement?”
No, lol.
For every historic site that is damaged or destroyed, destroy 10 mosques.
The West is stupid.
BOMB mosques.
ON FRIDAY EVENING’S.
That is amazingly sad. Obaka’s fault.
That was wrong. SB Okaka.
So why is this an ‘idol’ (which is the basis for ISIS destroying it)?
These dumb dumbs will do ANYTHING to achieve perfection as defined by their Koran, which by the way, under went numerous revisions as older versions were collected and burnt. The currant Koran very well may not be the original revelation of their god.
Anyways, in their zeal, the burnt and destroyed their precious Black Stone back in the day. They have always loved that destroy move.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Mecca_%28683%29
...a siege of the city began, in which the Umayyad army employed catapults to bombard it with stones. Ibn al-Zubayr established his command post on the grounds of the Grand Mosque. On Sunday, 31 October, the Kaaba, over which a wooden structure covered with mattresses had been erected to protect it, caught fire and burned down, while the sacred Black Stone burst asunder.
And these are the guys McCain and Carly want to protect?
They have already done that. Rome is just are best of the remnants of Christianity that remain. The real jewels of Christianity were in Constantinople which was sacked by Islam in 1453.
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