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Baghdad Zoo in Tatters After Looting
Washington Post ^
| May 5, 2003
| Louis Meixler - AP
Posted on 05/05/2003 5:55:54 PM PDT by Chirodoc
Edited on 05/05/2003 5:58:10 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Saedia, the blind bear, sleeps huddled in the fetal position in the corner of a small metal enclosure. An angry black dog lives in the bird cage, and the lynx was last seen roaming around a nearby highway overpass.
The Baghdad zoo is in tatters. Looters have stolen or turned loose almost all the animals, and the dozen remaining have been so short of food that lions have been snacking on military rations U.S. soldiers toss inside their cages.
It's a situation U.S. soldiers and aid groups are trying to change.
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To: Redwood71
Oh Tall Tree #71,
Feeling sorry for a blind old bear doesn't discount my vile hatred for other atrocities in the the name of the religion of peace. This thread was about the zoo & it's inhabitants.
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05/07/2003 4:21:57 AM PDT
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Captiva
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To: Steven W.
Excellent point.
Now let's get the bear a trip to the vet, some eyedrops and a big fat North Atlantic salmon!
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05/07/2003 4:24:07 AM PDT
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Captiva
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To: gcruse
Wrong. You take $#!t from a zoo, not give it.....
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05/07/2003 9:32:14 AM PDT
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To: Chirodoc
In tatters. Where did they get the spuds, and are they mashed or baked?? I suppose that in some parts of Baghdad, they could be both.....
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05/07/2003 9:35:33 AM PDT
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