As these stories from last March show, the cultural heritage of Afghanistan already faced many threats, both internal and external, even before the current talk of war: http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,461522,00.html http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,450009,00.html ========================================================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).