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Excuse me ... aren't these the same people WHO WERE SCREEMING AT US ABOUT THE LOOTING OF THE MUSEUM ...??

Yeah. And these thieves lectured us on the need to respect international law and that only they could be a legitimate authority in Iraq.

BTW, Fred Barnes forced Kondracke into a corner tonight on the Baghdad museum. Barnes seemed to be saying that after all the complaining about it, only 29 items were stolen and that four had already been returned. I hope we see more reporting on the hoax of the museum "looting". Sounds more like a few professionals moved in, incited a mob, and walked off with a few of the most valuable pieces. But then, that story wouldn't make the papers since it wouldn't make America look bad.

"these thieves lectured us on the need to respect international law and that only they could be a legitimate authority in Iraq"

Wow! I had forgotten about that! We need to keep track of this info and constantly remind them.

BTW, Fred Barnes forced Kondracke into a corner tonight on the Baghdad museum. Barnes seemed to be saying that after all the complaining about it, only 29 items were stolen and that four had already been returned. I hope we see more reporting on the hoax of the museum "looting".

There are news articles on this, but there seems to be no FR thread. I'm not inclined to start one because the 29 number sounds to me just too low. Isn't the 29 number coming from the same crowd who previously gave numbers in the thousands? So why believe them now?

Possibility: If the museum circulates lists with descriptions of the stolen items, those items become unsaleable, or at least sharply reduced in value. The person giving this list of 29 items may know of other items he or his friends would like to sell.

This Baghdad museum was set up by the British. It would have been smarter for them to locate it in London.