On a related note, on my bucket list was to visit the ruins at Palmyra ... now that is never going to happen. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/24/world/middleeas

On a related note, on my bucket list was to visit the ruins at Palmyra ... now that is never going to happen. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/24/world/middleeast/islamic-state-blows-up-ancient-temple-at-syrias-palmyra-ruins.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/24/world/middleeast/islamic-s... http://www.businessinsider.com.au/isis-executed-the-top-archaeologist-in-the-ancient-syrian-city-of-palmyra-2015-8 http://www.businessinsider.com.au/isis-executed-the-top-arch...