Hi Kristen et al.: While you have tried to inspire by referring to Iraq's move toward liberation for all, the overall tone of your message disturbs me. Maybe you mean to say that, symbolically, the destruction of museum objects is more shocking to you? But how could museum losses shock you more than harm to human life? Where is the humanity of museum professionals? It strikes me as callous to consider any museum collection - or individual artifact - more valuable than any human life. Sad, really. Sincerely, Jay Heuman Visitor & Volunteer Services Coordinator Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE, 68102 342-3300 (telephone) 342-2376 (fax) I don't live the past. I don't live the future. I live the present.