Posted on 02/02/2011 2:51:34 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
LONDON (Reuters) – International museums are on high alert for looted Egyptian artifacts and some archaeologists have even offered to fly to the country to help safeguard its ancient treasures, museums said on Wednesday.
Egypt has been rocked by an unprecedented nine days of demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year-rule, and fears are high for the country's priceless heritage after looters broke into the Egyptian Museum in Cairo last week...
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Must've been why the pro-Mubarak 'mob' didn't get around to attacking the peaceful pro democracy protestors until this week - they were busy robbing King Tut.
Destroy history and take over the earth.
We've been warned in scripture, fiction and before our eyes, being dared to stop them.
This is precisely what prestigious museums have said over the past forty years about Egypt. The safety and security factor just isn’t the same as some museum in London or Paris.
Translation = Send us UN peacekeepers and money to guard out antiquities and treasure.
...with trowels, dental picks and brushes. Nice sentiment, but get real.
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