Comments on: Libya’s ancient sites ravaged by looters

By: livius drusus

livius drusus — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:28:55 +0000

So far it is indeed. I’m hoping it has a happy ending though.

By: Dina

Dina — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:57:07 +0000

A sad story.

By: livius drusus

livius drusus — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:38:50 +0000

Good question. The usual slate of corrupt officials and profiteers, I suspect. They don’t even have the balls to stand up to Egyptian smugglers, so clearly their priorities are more along self-preservation lines.

By: Hels

Hels — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:15:20 +0000

Although Leptis Magna IS wonderful, you might expect people to maximise their income in all poorer nations as best they can. But Libya is sloshing around with oil money. It has one of the highest GDPs in the entire continent, and money is being poured into health and education.

So something else must be going on. Why are the enormous oil profits not being shared equally throughout Libyan society?