article_snippet: ISIS, like so many iconoclastic extremist groups through history, seeks to destroy the record of the past.
article_snippet: The spectacle would be ridiculous and pathetic if it were not so tragic.
article_snippet: All attacks on archaeological sites and artifacts are brutal assaults on our collective human memory.
article_snippet: All attacks on archaeological sites and artifacts deprive us of the evidence of human endeavors and achievements.
article_snippet: The destruction eloquently speaks of the human folly and senseless violence that drives ISIS.
article_snippet: The terror group is destroying the evidence of the great history of Iraq; The terror group has to, as this history attests to a rich alternative to The terror group barbaric nihilism.
article_snippet: Worse, these acts of destruction supposedly in the name of religion are dishonest and hypocritical: ISIS ISIS also is busy looting archaeological sites to support ISIS thriving illegal trade in antiquities, causing further incalculable harm.
article_snippet: What can our do in response to this assault on our ?
article_snippet: Providing educational opportunities and empowering communities to learn more about their cultures and histories, and those of others, is one of the best ways to eradicate destructive hatred and violence.
highlights_snippet: Video shows ISIS destroying apparent antiquities; Video shows ISIS destroying apparent antiquities reflect rich history that is alternative to group's barbaric nihilism .
  