I look upon the looting with skepticism. I do believe at one time the
numbers could have been overblown to make it appear to be a tragedy, but
again now it could be underblown by the USA government to save face from a
screw_up As for any comment Rumsfeld makes, I have to wonder if the
University of Phoenix gave him an online law degree.To compare 29 artifacts
to 170,000 can be ludicris(spelling?) as well. How do we value any of these
artifacts are are priceless , is one more or less of value than another. The
government is trying to downplay a major mistake made , even though they
were warned. But if we look at the United States as a whole , where are cuts
made during tough times...the Arts and Humanties. So our priorities have not
ever lied here. OK ive started more controversy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Indigo Nights" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 1:41 PM
Subject: Diminishing the Value of the Iraqi Museum Looting
> It's been a while since we discussed this. Someone on
> another list who supported the war and the
> administration has posted something that tries to
> dilute the tragedy at the Iraqi Museum. I'd be
> curious to know what your responses are. Sort of
> reminds me of Rumsfeld's inane commentary about just
> one vase.
>
> Shrinking Museum Looting Affair
>
> As time goes on, it's looking more and more like
> claims of the loss of Iraq's cultural heritage in
> looting were as overblown as the Jenin "massacre" over
> a year ago.
>
> ...While many museum officials watched in horror as
> mobs and perhaps organized gangs rampaged through the
> museum's 18 galleries, seized objects on display, tore
> open steel cases, smashed statues and broke into
> storage vaults, officials now discount the first
> reports that the museum's entire collection of
> 170,000 objects had been lost...
>
> ..Col. Matthew F. Bogdanos, a Marine reservist who is
> investigating the looting and is stationed at the
> museum, said museum officials had given him a list of
> 29 artifacts that were definitely missing. But since
> then, 4 items - ivory objects from the eighth century
> B.C. - had been traced.
>
> "Twenty-five pieces is not the same as 170,000," said
> Colonel Bogdanos, who in civilian life is an assistant
> Manhattan district attorney...
>
>
> Posted by Rand Simberg at May 01, 2003 02:38 PM
> LINK:
> http://www.interglobal.org/weblog/archives/002530.html#002530
>
>
>
> At least 170,000 artifacts were carried away in the
> two-day frenzy of looting at the museum, home to one
> of the world's most extensive collections of
> Mesopotamian antiquities.
> --NYT, April 24
>
> Col. Matthew F. Bogdanos, a Marine reservist who is
> investigating the looting and is stationed at the
> museum, said museum officials had given him a list of
> 29 artifacts that were definitely missing. But since
> then, 4 items - ivory objects from the eighth
> century B.C. - had been traced.
>
> "Twenty-five pieces is not the same as 170,000," said
> Colonel Bogdanos, who in civilian life is an assistant
> Manhattan district attorney.
>
> -- NYT, May 1
>
> (Via A. Beam.)
>
> LINK:
> http://www.kenlayne.com/blogarchives/week_2003_04_27.html#003294
>
>
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