New FBI Art Unit Recovers Looted Seals from Iraq

Reuters ^ | 2/16/05 | Jon Hurdle

[wagglebee]

I am convinced that a lot of the looting was done to raise cash for the insurgents.

[wagglebee]

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[SquirrelKing]

FBI Art unit. Sounds like something from Letterman:

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[SquirrelKing]

Wait a minute. That post made NO sense. Sorry, all.

[Ciexyz]

It's commendable that these treasures are being returned to Iraq.

[Fifth Business]

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[SlowBoat407]

[Theo]

:-)

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks wagglebee.

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[Fabozz]

"Looting is a long-standing problem in Iraq as local people are eager for the high prices that international collectors will pay, but it has intensified in the chaos that followed the fall of Saddam Hussein, museum officials said. In Europe, some 60,000 objects are stolen each year, many from churches and museums, according to the FBI."

So remember, kids: When white people take something that doesn't belong to them, it's called "stealing" and is the fault of white people. When Arabs or blacks (q.v. the Rodney King riots) take something that doesn't belong to them, it's called "looting" and is the fault of white people.

[dread78645]

Iraqi cylinder seals recovered by the FBI

[elli1]

So remember, kids: When white people take something that doesn't belong to them, it's called "stealing" and is the fault of white people. When Arabs or blacks (q.v. the Rodney King riots) take something that doesn't belong to them, it's called "looting" and is the fault of white people.

For sure. I noticed that the article didn't outright tell us when or from where the articles were supposedly 'looted'. We're sposed to assume that it's Bush's fault when the truth might be that the stuff went missing from a museum years ago, might have been been in a private collection & 'looted' from someone's house or hocked by a private collector who's out of work & strapped for cash.

[elli1]

oops...I missed this on the first read:

He [the marine] handed them to the FBI in Philadelphia after an archeologist confirmed their authenticity and said they had been stolen from one of Iraq's many archeological sites.

[elli1]

Cool photos of the seals. Thank you for posting the link.

[Ready4Freddy]

Still doesn't say when the artifacts were 'looted', nor by whom.....

[elli1]

True. Nor, does it really tell us 'from where', either, because we don't know the chain of custody. That the stuff (originally) came from an 'archaeological site' is a foregone conclusion (assuming the cylinders are authentic relics).

[dsc]

For that matter, the FBI didn't "recover" them. The marine turned them in when he realized what he had.

Just like the FBI to take credit for somebody else's ethical conduct.

[Little Ray]

Loot is a prerogative of the victor. The marine should be allowed to keep them or get the full market value...

[Little Ray]

Loot is a prerogative of the victor. The marine should be allowed to keep them or get the full market value...

[Dustbunny]

So remember, kids: When white people take something that doesn't belong to them, it's called "stealing" and is the fault of white people. When Arabs or blacks (q.v. the Rodney King riots) take something that doesn't belong to them, it's called "looting" and is the fault of white people.

Unfortunately, this statement is totally true.