The end of the pyramids?

[Sean Manning]

The custodians of the libraries worked quietly throughout the rebel occupation of Timbuktu to ensure the safety of their materials.

Well, I have a name for these people: HEROES

Yes! It is easy to talk about the importance of protecting antiquities, and toss a few bucks in the kitty for an excavation or a local museum, but a lot of Malians put their lives on the line to do so.

They obviously have very good reason to not say a lot to the English and French press until order is restored in the north, and given the state of Mali since a clique of junior officers siezed power in March 2012 that may not be soon. But this is very good news.