From the Red Tagged Sentence it seems probable that the staff emptied the Museum 3 weeks ago when the bombing started.
The Video from the museum did not look right for a looted building. EVERYTHING was taken, no matter how valueless it seemed. Every place I have ever seen pictured after looting has had broken bits and pieces left behind.
I think the hopeful looters did break up display cases when they found nothing to take.
Mesopotamia was the birthplace of civilization and this material is important to understanding our history. Far more important than say, The Pyramids.
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2 posted on
04/12/2003 11:15:01 PM PDT by
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To: Servant of the Nine
I pray that you are right, and that the stuff is safe. We shall see.
3 posted on
04/12/2003 11:16:11 PM PDT by
Torie
To: Servant of the Nine
Nice catch!
4 posted on
04/12/2003 11:16:30 PM PDT by
EaglesUpForever
(russia and france are hypocritical lying scum)
To: Servant of the Nine
I sure hope so.
6 posted on
04/12/2003 11:17:58 PM PDT by
MattAMiller
(Iraq was liberated in my name, how about yours?)
To: Servant of the Nine; Lauratealeaf; terilyn
So9, this was a great find...and I agree with your analysis. Thanks!
8 posted on
04/12/2003 11:23:28 PM PDT by
Fracas
To: Servant of the Nine
>>>>Mesopotamia was the birthplace of civilization and this material is important to understanding our history. Far more important than say, The Pyramids.<<<<<
Yes,far more important and easier to transport than a Pyramid
12 posted on
04/12/2003 11:39:35 PM PDT by
DTA
To: Servant of the Nine
And thank GOD that some really important pieces are resting peacefully in the British Museum ! :-)
To: Servant of the Nine
Interesting...
16 posted on
04/13/2003 2:14:26 AM PDT by
k2blader
("Mercy, detached from Justice, grows unmerciful." - C. S. Lewis)
To: Servant of the Nine
I hope and pray it is so.
To: Servant of the Nine
21 posted on
04/13/2003 9:05:15 AM PDT by
Drango
(Two wrongs don't make a right...but three lefts do!)
To: Servant of the Nine
I sure hope this is true. The rest of the looting didn't bother me but the looting of the museum made me cringe every one of the thousands of times it has been mentioned.
26 posted on
04/13/2003 12:54:28 PM PDT by
tiki
To: *Gods, Graves, Glyphs; Servant of the Nine
Just adding this to the GGG homepage, not sending a general distribution. Please FREEPMAIL me if you want on or off the "Gods, Graves, Glyphs" PING list --
Archaeology/Anthropology/Ancient Cultures/Artifacts/Antiquities, etc.
37 posted on
07/20/2004 10:21:31 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(Unlike some people, I have a profile. Okay, maybe it's a little large...)
To: Servant of the Nine
If anything does go missing they might want to search the hotel room of these UNESCO people. After the oil-for-food thing I'm not sure I'd want to trust the UN to guard the artifacts.
38 posted on
07/21/2004 8:46:00 AM PDT by
DeuceTraveler
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