According to the AP this morning, they've already wasted most of the
artifacts in the museums and will use any means necessary to destroy the
statues.

"When will they ever learn?" -- Pete Seeger

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MacLeod, Heather [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 9:35 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Afghanistan's statues
>
> Some interesting comments have been made on this issue and while I can
> appreciate the substance of them all - I wonder if there should be some
> effort made to acquire the material artifacts, with the permission of the
> current owners i.e. the country (the objects likely have no significant
> value to them however the act of destruction would likely be quite
> powerful
> and demonstrative as a tool of authority) or to requiest permission to
> record them with video, mapping, etc.
> Perhaps it's too late, but does anyone think that might be a plausable
> argument for say, UNESCO or ICOMOS to make?
> HM