I was saddened to read that "One million books, 10 million documents and 14,000 archaeological artifacts have been lost in the US-led invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq - the biggest cultural disaster since the descendants of Genghis Khan destroyed Baghdad in 1258, Venezuelan writer Fernando Baez told Inter Press Service (IPS)." http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GB17Ak01.html S. Venkadesan I was saddened to read that "One million books, 10 million documents and 14,000 archaeological artifacts have been lost in the US-led invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq - the biggest cultural disaster since the descendants of Genghis Khan destroyed Baghdad in 1258, Venezuelan writer Fernando Baez told Inter Press Service (IPS)." http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GB17Ak01.html http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GB17Ak01.html S. Venkadesan