US, Iraqi experts developing plan to preserve Babylon...


	US, Iraqi experts developing plan to preserve Babylon...

jatfla

7-1-2009 8:26 AM

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jatfla says:

Ancient Babylon will return. It's part of the Bible's predictions for the future. This is just the beginning. A couple of pictures are at the site.

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occupy a vast site on the bank of the Euphrates River.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=63495"><P>Now soldiers with the 172nd Infantry Brigade are exploring the ruins as part 
of a U.S.-Iraqi effort to preserve the ancient city and plan for the return of 
Western tourists.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=63495">The State Department and the World Monuments Fund have committed $700,000 to 
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where Alexander the Great has been,” he said, referring to the great Macedonian 
conqueror who died in Babylon. “Babylon is one of the oldest and first 
civilizations known to man. They created the wheel and the first calendars. 
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