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6 Looting is a centuries-old business and acrime that Egyptians will no doubt be fighting for years, especially duringdifficult economic times. Our country is willing to take a strong stand. No onecan forget the stark images of Egyptians — men and women, Muslims andChristians, young and old — creating a human shield to protect the EgyptianMuseum in Cairo during the 2011 revolution. Still, thieves succeeded instealing several items from its collection. Despite our government’s bestefforts to retrieve those artifacts, more than 50 items, including some fromthe famous King Tut tomb, remain missing.
这一段在论述埃及在打击文物盗窃一贯的努力，强调整个国家、无论男女老幼、不同种族和信仰都达成了一致，但就如“没有买卖，就没有杀戮“，作者在论述根本原因”root cause”是买方市场，这位文章后面的呼吁做铺垫。
关键词： Looting is a centruies-oldbusiness. Our country ….strong stand,human shield to protect. (in contrast) thieves succeeded in stealing.
7 In the Aug. 14 attack on the MalawiNational Museum, in Minya, more than 1,000 items were taken: statues more than3,500 years old; jewelry from the time of the ancient Pharaohs; Greco-Romangold coins. When security forces tried to stop them, the thieves burned someitems they could not take, including mummies.