> Islamic fundamentalists in Syria have started to destroy archaeological
> treasures such as Byzantine mosaics and Greek and Roman statues because
> their portrayal of human beings is contrary to their religious beliefs. The
> systematic destruction of antiquities may be the worst disaster to ancient
> monuments since the Taliban in Afghanistan dynamited the giant statues of
> Buddha at Bamiyan in 2001 for similar ideological reasons.
>
The invasion of Iraq was far more consequential than the Taliban thing.
-- Andy "It's a testament to ketchup that there can be no confusion."