Save Babylon, the world's first civilization!

Save Babylon, the world's first civilization!

The Issue

Babylon is also the site of the first civilization in the world. We MUST protect history and protect the records of history, and it is stupid to assume that short-term profits of oil company contractors and Wall Street bankers and finance leaders are more important than the history of an entire nation and people.

Here are the websites where I recieved the news about this incident:

http://www.rt.com/news/babylon-oil-iraq-garden-458/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17702153

http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/02/11/us-iraq-babylon-idUSTRE51A0MM20090211

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/03/uk-iraq-tourism-idUSLNE72201120110303

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/iraq-extends-pipeline-under-babylons-hanging-gardens/story-e6frg9df-1226360437711

http://gwebarchaeology.tumblr.com/post/21444662175/babylon-chronicle-war-over-babylon-oil-pipeline

http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/news/oil-pipeline-threatens-ancient-babylon-and-world-cultural-heritage/

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2012/May/middleeast_May227.xml&section=middleeast&col=

http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/05/17/214633.html

And, here is a movement already started to an extent on this, but I hope that they join with us to counter this irreparable plan of damage and destruction:

http://www.facebook.com/save.babylon

We are trying to reach as many people as possible to convince the Iraqi government from giving into the Wall Street investing bankers and the Oil contractors that are destroying so much of Iraq's precious culture and history. We MUST stop this, for Babylon is a precious part of the history of mankind, and if we lose it, we will lose that part of our history FOREVER.

Let us stand, humanity everywhere! Everyone who agrees with me on this, please join in!

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Jessica TsaoPetition StarterI am just a normal college student, one who wants to make changes in the world when she can and bring awareness to situations and things that are very problematic. In this case, I am very concerned about historical artifacts around the world. As for the website for this cause, I will start that sometime soon, though...knowing my college schedule, I might have to work on that with time.
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The Issue

Babylon is also the site of the first civilization in the world. We MUST protect history and protect the records of history, and it is stupid to assume that short-term profits of oil company contractors and Wall Street bankers and finance leaders are more important than the history of an entire nation and people.

Here are the websites where I recieved the news about this incident:

http://www.rt.com/news/babylon-oil-iraq-garden-458/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17702153

http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/02/11/us-iraq-babylon-idUSTRE51A0MM20090211

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/03/uk-iraq-tourism-idUSLNE72201120110303

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/iraq-extends-pipeline-under-babylons-hanging-gardens/story-e6frg9df-1226360437711

http://gwebarchaeology.tumblr.com/post/21444662175/babylon-chronicle-war-over-babylon-oil-pipeline

http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/news/oil-pipeline-threatens-ancient-babylon-and-world-cultural-heritage/

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2012/May/middleeast_May227.xml&section=middleeast&col=

http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/05/17/214633.html

And, here is a movement already started to an extent on this, but I hope that they join with us to counter this irreparable plan of damage and destruction:

http://www.facebook.com/save.babylon

We are trying to reach as many people as possible to convince the Iraqi government from giving into the Wall Street investing bankers and the Oil contractors that are destroying so much of Iraq's precious culture and history. We MUST stop this, for Babylon is a precious part of the history of mankind, and if we lose it, we will lose that part of our history FOREVER.

Let us stand, humanity everywhere! Everyone who agrees with me on this, please join in!

avatar of the starter
Jessica TsaoPetition StarterI am just a normal college student, one who wants to make changes in the world when she can and bring awareness to situations and things that are very problematic. In this case, I am very concerned about historical artifacts around the world. As for the website for this cause, I will start that sometime soon, though...knowing my college schedule, I might have to work on that with time.

The Decision Makers

Jawad al-Maliki
Jawad al-Maliki
The prime minister of Iraq
Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani
The president of Iraq
Republic of Iraq
Republic of Iraq
The nation of Iraq

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Petition created on May 18, 2012