[SunkenCiv]

A small stone statue of King Akhenaten's daughter (18th dynasty, 1352-1336 B.C.) was among the stolen artifacts. [Photograph by Alain Guilleux]

[miss marmelstein]

If the stolen goods end up in the hands of westerners, it might not be a bad thing. After all, Napoleon was the biggest looter of them all and that's why we know so much about ancient Egypt.

[RedStateGuyTrappedinCT]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't followers of the Religion of Peace destroy the ancient library at Alexandria back in the early middle ages?

Those jihadists , they're all about culture and learning aren't they. Hey, maybe 0bama can use NASA to teach everyone all about the contributions they made to space exploration. </s>

[RegulatorCountry]

I am wary of this sort of story, after what occurred in that Iraqi museum. Portable artifacts with high monetary value are far more likely to have been stolen, and who has the easiest access to them?

It’s got a little of the cut down olive trees propaganda thing going on that’s always used by Palestinians to smear Israel, too.

Just to clarify, those proesting are in opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood being in control in Egypt, correct?

[Dysart]

Islam means pieces.

[Little Ray]

This is why the West should NEVER return any of the loot it picked up in Africa, the Balkans, Middle East, West and East Asia, etc. You shouldn’t cast pearls before swine.

[penelopesire]

Morsi supporters have threatened to destroy the Sphinx and Pyramids as well.

[a fool in paradise]

When this reportedly happened in Iraq, it made headlines as “Bush’s fault”. Obama seems to be clear of criticism even though his hands are all over the “arab spring”. He even gave a “mission accomplished” speech at the United Nations.