[syriacus]

Mr. Muhammad, the archaeologist, directed much of his anger at President Bush. "A country's identity, its value and civilization resides in its history," he said. "If a country's civilization is looted, as ours has been here, its history ends.

I agree that this is very sad. But most of Iraq's people still have their lives and Iraq's history has not ended.

[headsonpikes]

"...Iraq's history has not ended."

Nor has its antiquities disappeared from the earth.

This stuff is all plunder, many times over.