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From: James Butrica <jbutrica@morgan.ucs.mun.ca>
Subject: Re: "Old Rarities, New Respect"


>	Then, of course, there's the Taliban approach to antiquities.
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>        (Published on Thursday, March 1, 2001 by Agence France Presse)
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>        Afghan Taliban Begin Destruction of Ancient Buddha Statues
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>        KABUL - Ignoring an international outcry, Afghanistan's
>	puritanical Taliban Islamic militia began demolishing
>        statues across the country on Thursday, including two towering
>	ancient stone Buddhas.
>
>	John McMahon
>	Le Moyne College


Lucretius would not be surprised in the least.

James Lawrence Peter Butrica
Department of Classics
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland  A1C 5S7
(709) 737-7914


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