The Assyrian gods of war and the famed battle of Mosul/Niniveh

"Located some 400 km (250 mi) north of 
Baghdad, the original city of Mosul stands 
on the west bank of the Tigris River, 
opposite the ancient Assyrian city of 
Niniveh on the  east bank…"


(He slits the wombs of pregnant women


he  blinds the infants


he cuts the throats of their strong ones.)

Mike Thompson

 New York 2 hours ago

Let's all just remember while reading about this impending bloodbath that the New York Times and Hillary Clinton both favored George W. Bush's war, and Hillary even voted for it in the Senate. That more than anything says that to me she should not be President. Over a million dead, including thousands of American soldiers, and millions more injured, traumatized, and driven from their homes. All because of some neocon fantasy of bringing liberal democracy to the least democratic region in the world. 

Literally the only positive thing about Hillary Clinton is that she's not Donald Trump. Everything that's said about her being a corrupt sycophant embedded with power is 100% true, but a majority of Democratic primary voters were blinded into believing that's not the case by a rigged primary election and incredibly biased media. Enjoy more of this over the next four years America.

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[These are the stories that the Dogs tell when the 

fires burn high and the wind is from the north. 

Then each family circle gathers at the hearthstone 

and the pups sit silently and listen and when 

the story's done they ask many questions:

"What is Man?" they'll ask.

Or perhaps: "What is a city?"

Or "What is a war?" ]