Being an "old European" I don't think this is a political statement - but a very rightful and legitimate concern about the effects of war on heritage. Today I also received a message of concern of the International Blue Shield, sent by the ICOM secretariat. As far as I know the US did not ratify the Unesco Convention on Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954). This worries me very much. Adriaan LInters At 08:22 11/03/03 -0500, you wrote: >Is this list a proper forum for political statements? > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should >read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to >[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read >"Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). Adriaan Linters =================================== = Vredelaan 72 = = B-8500 Kortrijk = = T.: (+32)56.253373 = = F.: (+32)56.255173 = = Mobile : (+32)496.377791 = = [log in to unmask] = =================================== http://www.heritageconsultants.be http://www.conservare.be/ http://eur-heritage.org http://www.vvia.be http://www.e-faith.org ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).