[meteorite-list] Returning Meteorites
From: gle_at_bellatlantic.net <gle_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:05 2004 Message-ID: <3C6F0136.6624D828_at_bellatlantic.net> AMEN, I could not have expressed it better- GRANT ELLIOTT Bob Martino wrote: > > All, > > If *ANYONE* has a claim to a meteorite in a museum in the United States it > would be the nation of Greenland. The natives there clearly knew of > Ahnighito and venerated it as a sacred object before Perry absconded with > it (No such proof exists for Willamette, to my knowledge). If the > Greenland government demanded that Cape York be returned, I for one would > strongly support their claim (albeit saddened at the loss to my country). > For the Opportunistic Historical Revisionist Indian Tribes, however, I feel > quite the opposite. Being culturally sensitive is one thing, but giving in > to Politically Correct cultural extortion is something else. > > Of course, you are all free to disagree. And those who own pieces of > Willamette are free to do with them what they want. I just wish that they > would want to send a free pound or two my way. :) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Bob Martino Can you really name a star? > http://home.columbus.rr.com/starfaq/ > "I look up to the heavens > but night has clouded over > no spark of constellation > no Vela no Orion." -Enya > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Sat 16 Feb 2002 08:02:46 PM PST |
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