[IP] Theft from Iraq

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Mohammad Al-Ubaydli <mo@mo.md>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 09:48:44 -0400
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Theft from Iraq

Dear Dave,
A couple of interesting stories have been going through the Arab press
today.

The first one says that many pieces looted from the Baghdad museum were
taken by Iraqis who were disgusted at their fellow citizens' theft. They
hid the pieces in their own homes, and are now returning them to the
authorities. (This is helped by a no-questions-asked policy by the US
authorities, and local Muslim readers including requests for the return
of the pieces during their prayer calls.

The second story mentions that two Fox journalists were intercepted by
US authorities on their landing in the USA. They had been trying to
smuggle several pieces of art, and some Iraqi bonds.

I read both stories in the Arabic press:
http://www.asharqalawsat.com

But have managed to find the second story covered in this morning's
Guardian:
http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,943530,00.html

For IP, if you wish.
mohammad

Dr Mohammad Al-Ubaydli
e mo@mo.md
w www.mo.md


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