[MaineVoter2002]

Iraq's legendary Garden of Eden marsh faces restoration

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-02-19-garden-of-eden_x.htm


Garden of Eden is a barren concrete jungle


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=1DBGPPPYB3XQNQFIQMFSFF4AVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2002/10/28/wiraq128.xml

[MaineVoter2002]

The Garden of Eden has "Down with America" sprayed across its battered wall and the Tree of Life died many years ago. Every inch of grass in the biblical birthplace of mankind has been covered with chipped, concrete flagstones....



In fact, the Garden contains five small trees, none of which sprout any fruit. One has a green cloth tied to a branch, identifying it as the Tree of Life...


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=1DBGPPPYB3XQNQFIQMFSFF4AVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2002/10/28/wiraq128.xml

[beckysueb]

Iraq's legendary Garden of Eden marsh faces restoration

What a great story! I wonder if this story will make the news like all the killing does. Looks like a story like this would be right up their alley, but they don't like reporting anything good going on in Iraq.