Here is the Babylon Report, which I found on the website of the British Museum.
The report of J.E. Curtis, Keeper, Department of the Ancient Near East, of the British Museum, summarizes some of the archaeological damage to one of the world's most ancient cities occupied by Coalition forces thus far during the Iraq War.
According to the report, before September of 2003, when command of the base was turned over to Polish forces, "most of this period infrastructure works to support the military camp were the responsibility of Kellog, Brown and Root (KBR)."
Has the U.S. violated the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict? Taking a tip from the Guardian, I suggested this in an earlier diary. The evidence discussed in the report seems to support this claim.
The full text of the Curtis report is below the fold. I have highlighted some of the damage. Watch for "KBR".
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