IS 'bulldozed' ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud: Iraq govt

AFP ^ | March 5, 2015 | Staff

[C19fan]

The Islamic State jihadist group began bulldozing the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq on Thursday, the tourism and antiquities ministry said.

IS "assaulted the historic city of Nimrud and bulldozed it with heavy vehicles," the ministry said on an official Facebook page, the group's latest attack on the country's historical heritage.

[C19fan]

The city was called Calah or Kalakh in the Bible. Imagine what these freaks would do if they took over Egypt.

[The Antiyuppie]

Because this is an important part of the history of 8000 years of civilization, one would think that civilization would make an effort to protect it.

This implies that our civilization is effectively over.

[Zeppo]

Chalk up another triumph of Obama’s foreign policy...

[SpinnerWebb]

I sadly must agree with you. Not over yet, but certainly past the peak. I fear another dark ages will commence after the next 5 years.

[RJS1950]

This isn’t new to the sons of pig f’n dogs (aka moslems, followers of islam). The taliban tallywackers did the same types of things in Afghanistan; most notably the giant sandstone Buddhas.

Civilization ignored them once before and the result was the crusades and more than 800 years of driving the various infestations out of the civilized world.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks C19fan.