>The following message was forwarded from Jane Waldbaum, President of the
Archaeological Institute of America.  Please pass it on to all who would be
interested.
>
>Dear Colleagues,
>
>Please contact your Congressman <immediately> and urge
>him/her to BECOME A CO-SPONSOR of H.R. 2009, the "Iraq
>Cultural Heritage Protection Act," sponsored by
>Congressman Phil English of Pennsylvania and Jim
>Leach of Iowa.
>
>Contact information for Members of Congress can be
>found at: http://clerk.house.gov/members/index.php.
>
>This bill would ban the import into the U.S. of any
>cultural material coming from Iraq. The objective is
>to discourage further looting of Iraq's cultural
>heritage by shutting down a major market for such
>material, and to aid the return of already looted
>material by providing authority to Customs to seize
>such items. The bill also includes amendments to
>existing law that would make it easier for authorities
>to quickly impose restrictions in similar situations
>in the future.
>
>The Administration is moving rapidly to remove the
>existing comprehensive sanctions on trade with Iraq,
>so the need to pass this bill is urgent. If numerous
>co-sponsors can be signed on, it will speed the bill's
>passage.
>
>Please encourage your institutions, colleagues, and
>friends to contact their Member of Congress as well. A
>Senate version of the bill has not yet been
>introduced, but should be within a day or two: that
>bill number will be circulated when it is available.
>
>Thank you for your help.
>nb
>
>P.S. You may have read recent press reports suggesting
>that the losses in Iraq may not be as extensive as
>originally assumed. While this may prove to be true,
>there is no question that the losses are still
>extensive, and that looting of provincial museums and
>archaeological sites continues. There is no basis for
>complacency.



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