[CPProt.net] Re: Iraqi looting of cultural heritage -

[Priti Mahanta]

Never really subscribed to this forum, and think have been receiving these
mail due to some technical snag.

Anyhow, must take this opportunity to second Paula Kotakis' emotions. The
"civilizing" and "liberating" forces need to liberate themselves from their
own self obsession before setting out to change the world. It needs much
more than Hollywood-like stances to be able to contribute successfully to
ideals such as liberty.

Priti

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paula Kotakis" <disi at igc.org>
To: <list at cpprot.net>
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 5:07 PM
Subject: [CPProt.net] Re: Iraqi looting of cultural heritage -


> One former subscriber wrote:
>
> > ... I no longer wish to receive emails of opinions. Only facts.
>
> Well here's a fact for you whining imperialist oinkers:
>
>     The United States and Great Britain are signatories of The
>     Hague Convention of 1954 for the protection of cultural
>     property in the event of armed conflict.
>
> Want to read more, this time from an Arab perspective?  Link
> follows.  Hopefully the whiners have already unsubscribed from this
> fine forum.
>
> --Paula Kotakis, museum guard, San Francisco
>
> http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/633/hr2.htm
>
> Countless Iraqi historical monuments have already been destroyed
> and we continue to hear more reports of damage. Nevine El-Aref
> traces the steps taken, and not taken, to preserve the country's
> heritage
>
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