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2015-06-13 Arabia

Unesco condemns Yemen heritage site 'air strike'

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Posted by Fred 2015-06-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
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#1 1 - it's war.
2 - Monte Cassino.
3 - The Islamics are systemically destroying and looting historical sites that pre-date their religion as a matter of policy.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-06-13 08:09|| 2015-06-13 08:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Think of all the comfortable, healthy modern buildings that will be erected in their place, though they will lack the historic charm of that which was destroyed.

The Saudis have been systemically doing the same at home, partially for the pleasure of living in modern construction, and partially to reduce "idolotrous" attention to historic sites and to erase evidence of the region's pre-Islamic history.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-06-13 11:23|| 2015-06-13 11:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Somewhere, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe smiles.

Posted by Pappy 2015-06-13 14:16|| 2015-06-13 14:16|| Front Page Top

#4 O ick

Posted by Shipman 2015-06-13 16:38|| 2015-06-13 16:38|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm more of a Richard Neutra, Bruce Goff, and Frank LLoyd Wright fan myself.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2015-06-13 18:41|| 2015-06-13 18:41|| Front Page Top

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