Posted on 02/02/2011 4:23:22 PM PST by SunkenCiv
On Sunday, 31st January 2011 Dr. Zahi Hawass was appointed to the post of Minister of Antiquities, heading a newly created department that will be charged with the care and protection of all Egyptian monuments and museums. This department will absorb the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
...Hawass[:] The commanders of the army are now protecting the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, and all of the major sites of Egypt (Luxor, Aswan, Saqqara, and the pyramids of Giza) are safe. The twenty-four museums in Egypt, including the Coptic and Islamic museums in Cairo, are all safe, as well. I would like to say that I am very happy to see that the Egyptian people, young and old, stood as one person against the escaped prisoners to protect monuments all over the country. The monuments are safe because of both the army and the ordinary people.In 2010 Dr. Hawass was installed as the Vice Minister for Culture so he might postpone his mandatory retirement as the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities...
Some foreigners think Egypt is not interested in protecting our monuments and museums, but that is not true, at all. Egypt has 5,000 years of civilisation, and we love our heritage. I want to send a message to the people of Egypt: all of you are responsible, to ultimately be judged by your own history, to protect your monuments, and should not permit ignorance or outlaws to damage our history -- it is the most important thing we own. I am sure the bells from the churches are ringing now, and the voices from the minarets of mosques are calling, to say that Egypt is a safe place to live. We all believe Egypt will be safe."
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I’m sure he’ll know where to bury Baradei’s body so that it won’t be found for a couple thousand years.
I think he actually says, “this is why everyone likes me” in one of the articles about the looting.
Plus it’s not even close to matching profiles. ;’)
I think you can get a general sense of Egyptian syntax just by listening to him mangle the English language.
LOL!
Da Pedimends of E-jippedT
Which is pretty funny when you think about it, considering that nothing has come out of their "civilization" for over 3000 years.
I agree he is amusing. Gets all wound up.
You got it!
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