Do we have to hear from this guy all the time? I was hoping he was one of Mubarak's minions and would leave with him.
It looked for a second like Zowie was headed for prison, not sure now. There’s no reason to think that the Egyptian regime is done changing, or that the Islamofascists are done rioting. It’s just quiesent. My guess is we’ll have another uprising, and/or another crackdown, and at that time the whole place will go up, and stay burning for at least a few years. Egypt will more closely resemble Iraq or Pakistan than it does Syria or Saudi Arabia.
But Zowie’s often said stupid things about the Great Pyramid, and this latest one — that this is its last mystery — may be his stupidest yet.
Would you rather hear from the Islamacists?
The only thing you’d hear from them, as you watched them blow up the pyramid is, “Allahu Akhbar”
I don’t care how much he brags, or brags on himself. He knows what he is doing, which is preserving Egypt’s amazing history. Hawass knows that the more people become enthusiastic about saving these treasures, the greater chance there is of saving them.
He’s done a fantastic job during this revolution. As far as I can tell, he’s earned the power he’s got. Leave in in a position of saving this heritage; who else have they got that can do as effective a job of mobilizing public interest all around the world?