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Oops! Trump Calls US Ally Fighting ISIS a Terror Group In New Foreign Policy Gaffe

Keith GirardMay 16, 2017

President Trump today welcomed Turkey’s president to the White House today and promptly committed another foreign policy gaff during his opening remarks. He called the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) a terror group even though the PKK is a key United States ally in the fight against the Islamic State....

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Art Museums Create Plan to Safe Harbor Art Objects Threatened by War

Keith GirardOctober 2, 2015

Art museums under the auspices of the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) have created a plan to safeguard rare art and antiquities that are threatened with destruction in war zones. The move was prompted by attacks on ancient, historic sites in the Middle East. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City joined arts organizations around the world in February to universally condemn the destruction of priceless antiquities by Islamic extremists in the Iraq city of Mosul....

ArtMUSEUMS

Met Museum ‘Strongly Condemns’ Mosul Antiquities Destruction

Keith GirardFebruary 26, 2015

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City joined arts organizations around the world today (Feb. 26) to universally condemn the destruction of priceless antiquities by Islamic extremists in the Iraq city of Mosul. The extremists from the Islamic State (IS) used sledge hammers, drills and other power tools to smash ancient statues and sculptures....

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