cwerdna
07-18-2009, 04:03 AM
Well, I didn't watch it on NGC but the show airs regularly on that channel. I'd rented The Best of Lisa Ling disc 2 from Blockbuster Online and liked the ep "Iraq’s Lost Treasure".
It was interesting to see the destruction in Iraq due to bombings and missile strikes (collapsed overpasses, HUGE holes in roads, burned out buildings, buildings still on fire and so on) in a lot more depth than I'm used to seeing in news coverage.
I didn't care so much about the antiquities, museums and historical stuff but her journey into the destroyed Iraq Central Bank building was interesting. The place was very badly damaged and 2 floors of the basement were flooded. What they found once they pumped the water out was interesting: the equivalent of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, leading to large bricks of Iraqi Dinars and a box containing the treasures they were looking for.
Also, seeing Lisa Ling was a plus. :D
A bit more info below:
http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/product/crossell/2854.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3158846
If interested, set an ARWL or rent the DVD.
It was interesting to see the destruction in Iraq due to bombings and missile strikes (collapsed overpasses, HUGE holes in roads, burned out buildings, buildings still on fire and so on) in a lot more depth than I'm used to seeing in news coverage.
I didn't care so much about the antiquities, museums and historical stuff but her journey into the destroyed Iraq Central Bank building was interesting. The place was very badly damaged and 2 floors of the basement were flooded. What they found once they pumped the water out was interesting: the equivalent of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, leading to large bricks of Iraqi Dinars and a box containing the treasures they were looking for.
Also, seeing Lisa Ling was a plus. :D
A bit more info below:
http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/product/crossell/2854.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3158846
If interested, set an ARWL or rent the DVD.