Well, current estimates are that humans have been in the Mideast and Asia
longer than the Aborigines, who came from Asia, probably just over 50,000
years ago.  We are talking prehistorical cultures, of course, far older than
Old Testament times.

The earliest written records found are from China, dated to 6600 and 6200
B.C., just for comparison.

Kat

On Wednesday 07 July 2004 6:21 pm, Tamar Raine wrote:
> Bobby, how many years is the history of Iraq? Just curious because the
> Austraillian aboriginals have been there for 35,000 years and I find that
> mind boggling!
>
> Tamar Mag Raine
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>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
> progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
>
> IM: tamarmag48
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>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: 7/7/2004 1:18:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: interesting article on yahoo home page right now.
> >
> > Yeah, I received an email the other day that told about  the his of the
>
> land
>
> > we call Iraq. Their civilization is one of the oldest  on Earth. It makes
>
> me
>
> > wonder how and why we think we can impose a "free democracy" on these
>
> people.
>
> > Bobby
> > i think this is what kat meant and i aggreed with her
> > and agree with you.
> >
> > --- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> > > I  say more power to them! But soon you will have no
> > > way to tell "good"
> > > terrorists from the bad ones.
> > >
> > > Bobby
> > > well, i'll have to agree with you. could be trouble.
> > > if they know where and who the terrorist are, why
> > > not
> > > just tip off the government?
> > >
> > > --- Kathy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > > Violence begats violence, and I see this as a
> > >
> > > recipe
> > >
> > > > for disaster. *sigh*
> > > >
> > > > Kat
> > > >
> > > > On Tuesday 06 July 2004 9:23 pm, ken barber wrote:
> > > > > this is interesting. seems that a iraqi group is
> > > > > treatening to terrorise terrorist.