Hulagu from Hulagu by mr sterile Assembly

Hulagu Khan was the grandson of Genghis Khan, the famous general of the Mongols in central Asia. In the 13th century Hulagu invaded Baghdad, killing between 250 000 to 800 000 people and destroyed the Baghdad library and museum. The Iraqi museum was the home of many artifacts including the first written text. Many of these artifacts survived and remained intact until 2003. That was the year the army G W Bush took Baghdad. The army protected oil cartels and banks, but once again the museum was plundered with many of civilisations important treasures being lost to imperial interests.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulagu_Khan
http://www.counterpunch.org/madsen04142003.html

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9.	Hulagu	4:09

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Lyrics

Did Georgie do the hula too,
when his name was linked to Hulagu.
Hey George, you are linked with historic company.

The books that survived old Mr Khan
never made it past the Americans.
So George, do you think this is religious destiny?

The past treasures of the civilised,
trashed and plundered before our eyes,
in 2 days went 10,000 years of history.

They're looking still to find what's gone
to the highest bid from foreign homes.
But for George, it's one more medal to mark his infamy.

Credits

from Hulagu, released October 10, 2004
Video by Mike Heynes

License

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