Paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh and Gauguin stolen in £1m raid on gallery

UK Independent ^ | April 27, 2003 | Cahal Milmo

[FairOpinion]

Funny this isn't plastered on the front pages for weeks, as the Iraqi "looting" was.

I don't know why the American troops didn't prevent this theft. Therefore it's all their fault (/sarcasm)

[martin_fierro]

Ditto that.

Somehow, some way, Rummy will be blamed for this.

[Paul Atreides]

Maybe if the British troops weren't in Iraq, they could have prevented it. </sarcasm>

[michaelt]

I don't know why the American troops didn't prevent this theft. Therefore it's all their fault (/sarcasm)

Damn, you beat me to it.

[Flyer]

I don't know why the American troops didn't prevent this theft.

Dang, if you post the article you aren't supposed to steal my reply.

[Flyer]

Damn, you beat me to it.

A place for like minds to gather.

[muawiyah]

Molly Ivans will spin this as a continuation of the Iraq "looting" and demand that the Marines crack down on law and order in Manchester.

[pbear8]

Quick, someone check Bill and Hil's place!!

[July 4th]

How much do you want to bet that the person who's getting a stolen Van Gogh also is getting a couple of treasures from the Baghdad museum? Looting, my a$$. Both were professional art thefts.

[MotleyGirl70]

Quick, someone check Bill and Hil's place!!

ROTF! That's a good one.

[Unleashed]

Whenever I hear about a high-profile art theft, I always think of "The Great Muppet Caper".

I know, I know, the thieves in that one were after a diamond. But it's close enough. Besides, both of the thefts occured in England.

Man, I feel really old now that I have to remember back to the days when I used to watch the Muppets.

[randita]

Man, I feel really old now that I have to remember back to the days when I used to watch the Muppets.

You don't know what old is. I remember back to the days when MY KIDS used to watch the muppets. Old is "Mighty Mouse".

[nicmarlo]

Why weren't the military posted around the museum? There are precious treasures and the Government should have known better than to trust the citizens with these valuables.

[Lauratealeaf]

Why weren't the military posted around the museum? There are precious treasures and the Government should have known better than to trust the citizens with these valuables.

Oh no! Theresa must be devastated! Now who will she blame? Guess the poor folks of England are not getting their money's worth with the fire and police departments.

[nicmarlo]

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[nicmarlo]

see my #15....I'm sending in the military....better late than never, like in Iraq, ya know? : )

[FairOpinion]

Cute! :)

[Lauratealeaf]

LOL! The article is kind of silly. First they state that it was a professional job, then they write that the thieves must be naive because of the art that they chose to steal. They fear that because of the nature of the paintings they are not resellable but i think some rich Parisian won't mind.

[Theresa]

"Oh no! Theresa must be devastated! Now who will she blame? Guess the poor folks of England are not getting their money's worth with the fire and police departments."

Get over it.

[nothingnew]

OK...What did Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta Jones know, and when did they know it?

FMCDH