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Subject: Re: Bagdad archeological museum looted (ABC)
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Further on this topic, maybe listmembers would also be interested in
another article recently posted to the ANE list=2E=2E=2E=2E
Best regards,
Ricky Torrey

US accused of plans to loot Iraqi antiques
By Liam McDougall, Arts Correspondent

FEARS that Iraq's heritage will face widespread looting at the end of the
Gulf war have been heightened after a group of wealthy art dealers secured=

a high-level meeting with the US administration=2E =2E =2E =2E=20

http://www=2Esundayherald=2Ecom/32895


Original Message:
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From: Michael J=2E Smith ms@gf=2Eorg
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 14:09:49 -0400
To: classics@u=2Ewashington=2Eedu, hvipond@nucleus=2Ecom
Subject: Re: Bagdad archeological museum looted (ABC)


On Friday 11 April 2003 13:55, Holly Vipond wrote:

> I'm sure that the occupying forces are doing what they can=2E I can't
imagine
> that it's very easy to keep perfect order in a city of that size during =
a
> time like this=2E

For some reason, this puts me in mind of the late Mayor Daley's famous=20
comment after the 1968 police riots in Chicago: "The police are not here
to _create_ disorder, the police are here to _preserve_ disorder=2E"
=20
--Michael J=2E Smith
   ms@gf=2Eorg

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