Assad Bombs his own Country's Museums

the bombed Ma'arra Mosaic Museum in Syria

The depraved leader of the Moslem state of Syria not only bombs and imprisons his own citizens, but is now bombing Syrian museums. This surely makes clear to all is that policies of repatriation of artefacts in a safe haven like the homes of US collectors where they are well looked after need a major rethink. As one writer puts it: "Dictators who purposefully target museums are most certainly not the best stewards of cultural heritage, and so repatriation cannot be equated with preservation, which should always be the primary goal".