[Mind's Eye] Re: Venus of Cyrene was returned to Libya in August-2008/Will it be shattered?

Really?

On Jun 24, 12:11 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Corruption seems to be coming our way more and more.
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> On Jun 21, 1:51 pm, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > I hear you; but we cant throw out the baby with the bathwater, can we?
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> > On Jun 20, 8:14 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > I'm just watching a documentary on the WWF - and the reporter has
> > > found huts being burned down and the dark under-belly of
> > > 'conservation'.  I deeply suspect charities.
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> > > On Jun 19, 6:47 pm, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > Couldn't agree with you more; there's just no running away from human
> > > > nature.
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> > > > Higher ideals are no real mystery to me; honesty, integrity and regard
> > > > in dealing with others, as a mirror reflection of a proper regard for
> > > > self.
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> > > > I've long thought that "Enlightenment" is to be found in the rarefied
> > > > mountain air of the difference between "can do" and "will do".
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> > > > On Jun 19, 1:17 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > The "higher ideal" would be to not wreak other countries to begin with
> > > > > but man is a competitive animal- look how democratic nations have
> > > > > wreaked themselves internally. Forget the "body snatchers"- we should
> > > > > fear the "money snatchers".
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> > > > > Nope.
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> > > > > On Jun 18, 11:03 am, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > I daresay 200m a year is more salve than salvation; in any case, i
> > > > > > never really felt restitutive payments were the best expression of a
> > > > > > will to higher ideals in this regard; some great "gifts" have been
> > > > > > made over the past 20 years; sovereign debt write offs / write downs
> > > > > > for example, and the recent global immunisation initiative, to name 2
> > > > > > sterling examples that make the reparation case more difficult to
> > > > > > make, generally speaking.
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> > > > > > You sure you're not one of those great philanthropic benefactors of
> > > > > > the Arts we read about in the news occasionally? :)
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> > > > > > On Jun 17, 6:10 am, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > I doubt colonial powers/USA felt the agreement for reparations amusing
> > > > > > > though I suppose those payments are now frozen. Libya has a high grade
> > > > > > > of oil and proximity would be one of several reasons for taking
> > > > > > > control by NATO but there is probably a lot we do not know. Let's
> > > > > > > watch the flow of immigrants and find out. Actually, Turkey is a
> > > > > > > better target for jobs than Europe with a 9% GDP.//Yes- some of those
> > > > > > > sites were new to me although I do have a 20" marble copy of that
> > > > > > > Venus- so I do feel attached to the original. :-)
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> > > > > > > On Jun 16, 12:07 am, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > Amusing article; though the thought of the destruction of historical
> > > > > > > > artifacts really isn't.
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> > > > > > > > Can anyone tell me why the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is
> > > > > > > > staging this outdated production of David and Goliath?
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> > > > > > > > On Jun 16, 3:29 am, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > "Italy Seals Libya colonial deal"  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7589557.stm
> > > > > > > > > Time magazine is also running photos of Roman ruins in Libya that may
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