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To: MindBender26

I just read on this site: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/hands-of-victory.htm (Lots of Pics)

The monument was scheduled to be destroyed by allied bombing during the last days of of Desert Storm, but was spared due to a legal opinion that the monument was protected under provisions of the Law of War.

6 posted on 02/09/2003 7:06:29 PM PST by eabinga

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To: eabinga

33°18'20"N 44°22'56"E

8 posted on 02/09/2003 7:07:26 PM PST by eabinga

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If protected......

Gee, I'm sorry. Please bring one of the larger parts of the late Mr. Saddam here so I can apologize to it.

15 posted on 02/09/2003 7:27:19 PM PST by MindBender26 (.....and for more news as it happens...stay tuned to your local FReeper station....)

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