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emad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 09:20 AM Original message |
Afghanistan wants its 'Dead Sea Scrolls of Buddhism' back from UK |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
1. I don't think so |
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liberalnurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 09:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. You got that right...... |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 10:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. The Taliban is gone. |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 10:45 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. No they're not |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 02:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. And on top of that... |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 10:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. yeah, that was my thinking as well |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 01:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. It's not the west's place to be the benevolent curator of the rest of the |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 07:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. true, but it's also not right |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 10:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. They're not the UK's. It's not their call. I don't think there's a legal |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 10:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Then they should give them to the Dali Lama |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 10:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. They are a treasure of Afghanistan's. If the UK or you are so worried, |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-13-04 06:48 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. well, of course they're not mine to do anything with |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-13-04 09:28 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Whether you like a country's government isn't the factor which lets you |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-13-04 10:31 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. In this case |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-13-04 10:37 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I find that thinking slightly racist and very imperialist. |
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Bernardo de La Paz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 02:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. You said exactly what I wanted to say. Good idea, but let's wait. |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-13-04 10:27 AM Response to Reply #1 |
24. I agree with you completely |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-13-04 10:42 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Deny countries like Afghanistan their cultural and natural wealth and you |
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shaolinmonkey (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yeah, so when the Taliban retake Afghanistan |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
3. Afghanistan can't be trusted |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 10:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. And America can't be trusted with the constitution since Bush started |
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Elidor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 10:45 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Yes we can! We're Americans! |
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Liberal_Andy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
14. Maybe give the scrolls to the recognized head of Buddhism, whoever that is |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 07:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Unfortunately, |
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vajraroshana (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 10:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. There is no single leader of Buddhism |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-13-04 10:35 AM Response to Reply #14 |
26. That's an interesting idea |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
15. come over & try & take it |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-04 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
21. Did not the dead sea scrolls contain the keys to the alternate |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-13-04 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
28. yeah, good luck with that, guys |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-13-04 11:22 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. There's a lot more chance these will go back to Afghanistan |
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