Once again civilization survives barbarism: Timbuktu’s ancient literary treasures were not destroyed after all. In a classic example of how the uncertainty of war can make bad reporters of us all, local accounts apparently vastly exaggerated the damage done to the city’s legendary library. Not only was the place not burned to the ground—as the city’s mayor claimed—but the manuscripts themselves were removed from the library by Malians last year.
France didn't give the jihadis the time they needed to wreck everything at their leisure. So they didn't get around to that job do to being busy with hand lopping and girl-whipping. One must have priorities, mustn't one?
One more reason to be sure that the only good jihadi is a dead jihadi.
