[freedom44]

GGG

[Thrownatbirth]

Add “preservation of antiquities” to the pretext list.

[haroldeveryman]

“This ruling establishment gives no value to Iran’s cultural heritage. It is an act of stupidity and obstinacy”

Extreme Islamists tend to be hostile to pre-Islamic sites and artifacts in islamic countries. They refer to that time as “the age of ignorance.”

[SolidWood]

The mad Mullahs love to destroy Persias pre-Islamic heritage and hypocritically “defend” it against comic-book movies ala “300”.

[SunkenCiv]

These are the best ruins by a dam site.

One topic of many.

Iran dam said to threaten ancient sites
AP on Yahoo | 4/19/07 | Ali Akbar Dareini - ap
Posted on 04/19/2007 11:02:43 PM EDT by NormsRevenge
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1820406/posts

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks freedom44.

Just adding this to the GGG catalog, not sending a general distribution.

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