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Comparing Mayan civilization to Iraq war.


"What's human sacrifice human sacrifice

Offering of the life of a human being to a god. In some ancient cultures, the killing of a human being, or the substitution of an animal for a person, was an attempt to commune with the god and to participate in the divine life.
 if not sending guys off to Iraq for no reason?"

At a recent screening for his new film Apocalypto at a Texas film festival, Mel Gibson Noun 1. Mel Gibson - Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956)
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, Gibson

U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S.
 drew a parallel between human sacrifice in the Mayan civilization as depicted de·pict  
tr.v. de·pict·ed, de·pict·ing, de·picts
1. To represent in a picture or sculpture.

2. To represent in words; describe. See Synonyms at represent.
 in his soon-to-be-released movie and our present-day war in Iraq that he evidently believes is being waged "for no reason."
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Title Annotation:QuickQuotes
Author:McManus, John F.
Publication:The New American
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1U7TX
Date:Oct 16, 2006
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