I am convinced that the Tyrant Bush and his "rapture" obsessed minons are Christian cultural bigots. Otherwise why would there be a US military base at one of the seven wonders of the world- Babylon? As Katrina vanden Heuval, editor of The Nation, writes about Cultural Barbarism:
"The sterile term 'collateral damage' justifiably brings to mind the human tragedy of war. But the devastating and wanton damage inflicted on the ancient city of Babylon by US-led military forces gives another meaning to the term. In this case, we are witnessing violence against one of the world's greatest cultural treasures. Babylon's destruction, according to The Guardian, 'must rank as one of the most reckless acts of cultural vandalism in recent memory.'
"Turning Babylon into a military site was a fatal mistake," the Iraqi culture Minister told Iraq Crisis Report.
She concludes with this call to action:
"There must be a full investigation of the damage caused, and Halliburton should be made to offer whatever compensation is possible for the wanton destruction of the world's cultural treasure."
However, the Christian cultural bigotry is clear because of Tyrant Bush and his administration's silence over cultural destruction of the huge Buddhist statues in Afghanistan before the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
The only quote I could find was by former Secretary of State Colin Powell, which is predicated on just his personal view and not that of his master:
"It's horrible, it's a tragedy. It's a crime against human kind. I deplore it," said Powell.
Meanwhile, the power of art and protest against this war continues to make small headlines:
Anti-War Prankster Smuggles Art Into Top Museums
NEW YORK -- Many a visitor to New York's Museum of Modern Art has probably thought, "I could do that."
A British graffiti artist who goes by the name "Banksy" went one step further, by smuggling in his own picture of a soup can and hanging it on a wall, where it stayed for more than three days earlier this month before anybody noticed.
A portrait by a British graffiti artist known as 'Banksy' is shown in this undated photo. The work hung on the wall at the Brooklyn Museum, after the artist surreptitiously hung his own works of art in four New York museums. The prank was part of a coordinated plan to infiltrate four of New York's top museums on a single day.
Art continues to have an impact upon the warmongering/profiteering plutocrats of American society.
"The sterile term 'collateral damage' justifiably brings to mind the human tragedy of war. But the devastating and wanton damage inflicted on the ancient city of Babylon by US-led military forces gives another meaning to the term. In this case, we are witnessing violence against one of the world's greatest cultural treasures. Babylon's destruction, according to The Guardian, 'must rank as one of the most reckless acts of cultural vandalism in recent memory.'
"Turning Babylon into a military site was a fatal mistake," the Iraqi culture Minister told Iraq Crisis Report.
She concludes with this call to action:
"There must be a full investigation of the damage caused, and Halliburton should be made to offer whatever compensation is possible for the wanton destruction of the world's cultural treasure."
However, the Christian cultural bigotry is clear because of Tyrant Bush and his administration's silence over cultural destruction of the huge Buddhist statues in Afghanistan before the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
The only quote I could find was by former Secretary of State Colin Powell, which is predicated on just his personal view and not that of his master:
"It's horrible, it's a tragedy. It's a crime against human kind. I deplore it," said Powell.
Meanwhile, the power of art and protest against this war continues to make small headlines:
Anti-War Prankster Smuggles Art Into Top Museums
NEW YORK -- Many a visitor to New York's Museum of Modern Art has probably thought, "I could do that."
A British graffiti artist who goes by the name "Banksy" went one step further, by smuggling in his own picture of a soup can and hanging it on a wall, where it stayed for more than three days earlier this month before anybody noticed.
A portrait by a British graffiti artist known as 'Banksy' is shown in this undated photo. The work hung on the wall at the Brooklyn Museum, after the artist surreptitiously hung his own works of art in four New York museums. The prank was part of a coordinated plan to infiltrate four of New York's top museums on a single day.
Art continues to have an impact upon the warmongering/profiteering plutocrats of American society.
posted by Ken at 12:13 PM
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