They have shown what they really are, criminals. They aren't destroying anti Islamic art, they are removing it to sell on the black market. Satellite pics show previously untouched arch. sites now pockmarked with holes made by looters.
The black market is being flooded with artifacts. In many areas there are dealers on site, with cash in hand, waiting for artifacts.
It also seems as if even Islamic artifacts are fair game.
Experts suggest that 40% of previously unexplored sites have been destroyed, plundered for removable artifacts that are now hitting the underground antiquities market world wide.
These folks don't seem to give a crap about religion. Boiled down, it appears they are classic have nots, looking for whatever they can find to sell for personal gain.
The said part is, when these folks are finally brought to task, and that will happen eventually, the damage will have been done. There will be little that can be done to restore the damage, and none of these Morons will be held responsible.
Religious Fervor? Bull! More like the fervor produced by empty pockets and the opportunity to fill them.
Edited by red clay - 21-Sep-2014 at 12:58