Posted on 03/04/2011 7:53:40 AM PST by pillut48
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's top archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, warned that the country's antiquity sites were being looted by criminals amid the country's political upheaval as he announced he would no longer serve in his ministerial post in the government.
Hawass was quoted in the Friday editions of Cairo's dailies as saying he would not participate in the new government to be led by prime minister designate Essam Sharaf. Hawass, the longtime head of Egypt's antiquities office, was elevated to Cabinet-level antiquities minister on Jan. 31, when ousted President Hosni Mubarak named a new government led by longtime friend Ahmed Shafiq.
Shafiq resigned Thursday amid calls by protesters for his removal, and Sharaf has been tasked with naming a new government.
Hawass said he was no longer able to protect the country's antiquities because of what he called the absence of police protection and because he was the victim of a campaign against him by senior officials at his ministry.
Egypt's antiquities, he warned, were in "grave danger" from criminals. He called on the youth groups behind the 18-day uprising that forced Mubarak to step down Feb. 11 to help protect antiquity sites.
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This makes me sick to my stomach. First Afghanistan,,, then Babylon... now Egypt.
There are rich Gangsters and Banksters all over the world who will pay top-dollar with their ill-gotten gains to obtain these glorious antiquities from thieves. These treasures will be hidden away in private residences so that these preening Princes of Finance can impress each other.
How completely disheartening.
How do we know that Hawass isn’t one of them sent here to keep the truth hidden?
Excellent question.
“Hawass is an alien who is in charge of protecting alien artifacts till his overlords arrive to obtain it.”
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread603880/pg1
Wait a minute.
Wasn’t this the opening scene from the 5th Element?
lol...exactly.
Amen. I hate to see the antiques messed with; but I see this Havass guy as a jerk. He was so arrogant, and acted as though all of the items were his personal property. He made a total fool of himself on one show; he blatantly allowed a pretty li’l new volunteer run all over him. It was not pretty: She was so obvious, and he just looked like an old fool.
The Muslim Arabs who are fundamentalists could care less about Egypt’s history before the Muslims conquered the country..
Ditto.
Egypt was on my 'places to go' list before I 'do'. I wanted to see the Pyramids at Giza & the Sphinx, to the Temple at Luxor.
Looks like that'll never happen now. Very sad situation.
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