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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Saturday, October 21, 2006

(Uncaptioned today on the AFP/Iraq wire.)

(Maybe from this?) AFP: Baghdad now forced to 'export' bodies

This is a very sad quote from the article you linked to:

""All this blood flowing is about to become the third river in Iraq," said Salem Hassan, in a bitterly ironic nod to Iraq's traditional name, the "Land of the Two Rivers" - the Tigris and the Euphrates."

By Ptelea, at 10:01 AM
Every once in awhile in the Iraq coverage I run across a particularly literary quote like that reminds me that Iraq was the best educated, most literate, most secular middle eastern country before the US got involved with them.

I was also struck by the concept that there have been so many bodies, the "holy land" cemetaries have been filled up. There is no more sacred ground.

Mike

By mikevotes, at 2:06 PM