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?

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