tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post4344506209963404696..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Cairo Museum: Looting and vandalism, or just Vandalism?Paul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-31993153121603205922011-02-16T15:26:30.707-08:002011-02-16T15:26:30.707-08:00Dr Hawass stated in a recent post on his website t...Dr Hawass stated in a recent post on his website that when he interviewed the only "criminal" that was found inside the museum. This man told Hawass that he was instructed to break in to the museum:<br /><br />“They told me to.” he said.<br /><br />Told by whom is of course the big question that Zahi didn't ask, or at least didn't mention in his post.<br /><br />It was reported in the <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/blog-post/2011/02/egypt_protests_major_protests.html" rel="nofollow">Washington Post</a> and other sources that thousands of prisoners were released and it was rumored the government allowed the prison breaks to further the notion of instability. Hawass mentioned these prisoners were trying to break into the museum:<br /><br />"...the Egyptian people, young and old, stood as one person against the escaped prisoners..."<br /><br />As you suggested, it seems that these prisoners were released and told to go to Tahrir square to discredit the protestors and sway public opinion of the uprising in order to end it.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237329970776216248noreply@blogger.com