Islamist rebels destroy UNESCO World Heritage sites in historic Mali city of Timbuktu

WaPo ^ | 6/30/12 | ap

[ColdOne]

BAMAKO, Mali — Islamist fighters with ties to al-Qaida have destroyed tombs classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site in Mali’s historic city of Timbuktu, a resident and U.N. officials said Saturday.

Irina Bokova, who heads the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, cited in a statement Saturday reports the centuries-old Muslim mausoleums of Sidi Mahmoud, Sidi, Moctar and Alpha Moya have been destroyed.

[Norm Lenhart]

Coming soon to a pyramid near you.

[JimSEA]

Why??? This is a big loss but it impacts Muslims more than anyone else. Taliban mindset in Africa.

[COBOL2Java]

Some flea-bitten, illiterate imam must have told them to do it.

[Twotone]

“The Islamists’ growing reach is more worrying news for the landlocked West African nation of 15.4 million, which was plunged into chaos after the coup.”

The ‘growing reach’ of Islam should be worrying to the entire world!

[himno hero]

Yep,
Wherever they walk and populate they GUARANTEE backwards third world conditions.

Show me where they have contributed one thing to modern man. Show me one improvement, one invention, one Nobel prize for a science.

Here in America, we generated 95% of all new inventions last year, 95% of all current patents trace back to New York.... and we have Obama siding with the Islamists, placing us under attack.

You are soo right, we need to be concerned! Western man is at huge risk!

[GOPJ]

Cultures that create and build are winners. The others - consumed with jealousy and hatred - destroy.

[Riverine]

Well at least it was just a Muslim site and not Christian.Jewish. Buddhist. or Hindu

[SunkenCiv]

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[UCANSEE2]

Perhaps some Timbuktu teens might consider throwing a few M-80's into this toilet.

[Bratch]

[Travis McGee]

We’re going to find out, sooner or later, if Abdul will pray, to a glowing crater.

[La Lydia]

I am not the least concerned that Muzlim “cultural heritage” sites are being destroyed by Muzlims. The less of their culture the better.

[PGalt]

What do you expect from the greatest totalitarians in the history of civilization?

All history AND civilization will be eradicated. There is nothing but allah (PISS BE UPON HIM).

Fislam

[PGalt]

We’re going to find out, sooner or later, if Abdul will pray, to a glowing crater.

BUMP! (for the next Harry Truman)

[Dr.Zoidberg]

mohammedan cultists following the example set by their perfect man, the blood thirsty pedophile, mad mo.

If you can’t kill it, steal it or rape it, then destroy it.

[Noob1999]

Even very young puppies learn that you don’t shit where you eat!

These ragheads, from Mali, from Syria, from Libya, from Egypt, just enjoy destroying any and everything to make their point with Allah, piss be upon him!

[Right Wing Assault]

Muzzl’ems want all heritage to be destroyed but theirs. And that works well, since their only heritage is destruction.

So, as they destroy other heritages, they create their own. A net change of zero! This will make the UN very happy. They just LOVE fairness and equality. /s

[SunkenCiv]

A map of the Sahel region showing where Al Qaeda operates (AFP/Graphic)