When
· Naughties
· · 2003
· · · April
· · · · 18 (1 entry)
Sweet Memories Die · I'm not sure whether it's because I'm a geek, or a bibliophile, or an amateur student of history, but I've had my heart wrenched severely by the coverage of the looting and destruction at the Iraqi National museum and library. I'm trying really hard to avoid the knee-jerk reaction to the troops having guarded the Oil Ministry while the treasures of memory were vanishing from the common ground, I really hope it isn't as bad as it looks. Some remarks on Information, Destruction, and the value of memories and of lives ...
