the Sumerian city of Ur in southern Iraq - has been vandalised by American soldiers and airmen, according to aid workers in the area.
They claim that US forces have spray-painted the remains with graffiti and stolen kiln-baked bricks made millennia ago. As a result, the US military has put the archaeological treasure, which dates back 6,000 years, off-limits to its own troops. Any violations will be punishable in military courts.
Ed Vulliamy GuardianUk May 18 2003{Ur of course, besides lending its name to a descriptive prefix meaning 'first above all', was the first historically verifiable city, and, somewhat more significantly, was more than likely the birthplace of Abraham. Abraham being of course the recognized progenitor of Judaism in all its forms, cultural, genetic, and religious, and, by virtue of religion, being also the founder of Christianity and Islam. of course that was a long time ago, and these guys are pretty frustrated and all, and feeling pretty unappreciated...}
