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M.D. Holloway 07-07-2017 03:42 AM

Hobby Lobby Pres Smuggling Rare Artifacts? What?
 
Hobby Lobby accused of hypocrisy amid smuggling case - SFGate

Rare artifacts from war torn Iraq smuggled? Not hearing much about this yet. Interesting.

upsscott 07-07-2017 04:44 AM

That's not very Christian.

stomachmonkey 07-07-2017 05:02 AM

This surprises you?

upsscott 07-07-2017 05:52 AM

Sarcasm. I hate that store, Christian or not.

GH85Carrera 07-07-2017 05:58 AM

Yea, they got caught buying looted artifacts from terrorists. The were fined, but a billionaire getting a few million fine is no big deal for them. Hopefully the artifacts will go to a secure museum and be returned some day if the area is ever secure from daesh.

74-911 07-07-2017 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M.D. Holloway (Post 9653052)
Hobby Lobby accused of hypocrisy amid smuggling case - SFGate

Rare artifacts from war torn Iraq smuggled? Not hearing much about this yet. Interesting.

It was all over the news yesterday ...

BeyGon 07-07-2017 07:17 AM

they should have left them there and let ISIS destroy them, just like AQ and others do. spend all that money to save artifacts, obaama wouldn't have done it.

GH85Carrera 07-07-2017 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeyGon (Post 9653364)
they should have left them there and let ISIS destroy them, just like AQ and others do. spend all that money to save artifacts, obaama wouldn't have done it.

The real problem is they paid like 1.6 million for them, and most likely it was Daesh selling them. They understand selling the items for cash rather than destroying them. Either way the tablets are gone and they terrorists have a big payday.

RKDinOKC 07-07-2017 09:02 AM

Man, I need to dig up some rocks with chicken scratches on em, put a towel on my head, an see what I kin get fer em!

Shaun @ Tru6 07-07-2017 09:08 AM

ISIS made a bundle off of them.

djmcmath 07-07-2017 10:25 AM

This is a crazy story, I can't believe it's not getting more coverage.

DanielDudley 07-07-2017 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RKDinOKC (Post 9653523)
Man, I need to dig up some rocks with chicken scratches on em, put a towel on my head, an see what I kin get fer em!

I need a case for a 917 engine.

nota 07-07-2017 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanielDudley (Post 9653725)
I need a case for a 917 engine.

find one
I heard our host may have one

rent the unit scan it
and make another

it was 1960's tech after all
and far eazyer today with scans and CNC and 3D-printing

btw I wonder if any 917 has number matching anything after many race use ?

plastic-carbon body over sized motor 6 speed in a 67S is my dream
not some old car with the correct digits on the old worn out bits
on skinny ''correct tyres''

URY914 07-07-2017 02:58 PM

Did they buy them on Sunday?

Don Ro 07-07-2017 03:11 PM

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1499469070.jpg

widebody911 07-09-2017 09:03 AM

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1499609932.jpg

BeyGon 07-09-2017 09:11 AM

HL buying them was the best thing that would happen to them, otherwise they would get destroyed or end up in some collection and never ever be seen again.

rwest 07-09-2017 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeyGon (Post 9655610)
HL buying them was the best thing that would happen to them, otherwise they would get destroyed or end up in some collection and never ever be seen again.

Dean,

Problem with people buying them is now the terrorists have funding, as much as I hate to see history destroyed, I would rather they didn't get the money- I realize it's a slippery slope as someone else might just buy them too, so money is received either way. One of those questions that might not have an answer?

island911 07-09-2017 09:33 AM

I wonder if any would care if they sold aborted baby parts on the black market. (shrug)

...and got millions in govt funding along the way.

sammyg2 07-10-2017 11:05 AM

No political motivation here, no sir. None at all.


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