Unchecked looting guts Egypt's heritage, with one ancient site '70 percent gone'

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | Saturday, June 15, 2013 | Betsy Hiel

[SaraJohnson]

We all saw this coming with the Bamster put the Muslim Brotherhood in power. The religion of pieces does this every chance they get.

[Slings and Arrows]

Somehow this will be blamed on the US and Israel.

[MasterGunner01]

One thing for certain, the stupid Egyptians will destroy their tourist industry. The resulting monetary losses, job losses, and poverty will devastate a large sector of the already damaged Egyptian economy. The Muslims will blame...wait for it...the evil Jews! Yes, it was an international Jewish-Zionist conspiracy that devastated Egypt and caused all this turmoil. The Egyptians will never associate the stupidity of their actions with what has happened because it is all the fault of the Zionists. Somewhere, also, the Americans will be blamed.

[publius911]

The tomb raiding threatens some of Egypt's -- and the world's -- most revered and valuable heritage sites, many of which have never been properly studied or catalogued...

Most revered? Hardly.
The attention it has gotten is the result of its curiosity. Sort of like studying gorillas, ancient worms, or ant colonies.

Meanwhile, the threatened heritage is a low priority for many Egyptians beset by daily electrical outages, fuel shortages, higher food prices, rising street crime and political instability.

No need to repeat the obvious. After the fall of the Greeks and the introduction of islam, even the term "culture" is mostly charity.

To me, if the natives don't revere their own history and heritage, why should I?
All that is known about the culture has been the result of interest by foreigners. And paid for by foreigners. And we, Western Civilization continue to pour money into an area that from my perspective has contributed curiosity entertainment, and little else to make my life richer, or better in any way.

[FourtySeven]

< sigh > Lovely.

[colorado tanker]

Same thing happened in Iraq. Gee, maybe it wasn’t America’s fault after all?