I think these materials were (under UN sanctions) collected and shipped
back to the museum
in Kuwait after the first Gulf War. It will be interesting to see what
happens this time.

At 06:56 PM 4/12/2003 -0400, you wrote:
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>Another bundle of grief is that Iraq stripped the Kuwait museums and took
>that loot up to Baghdad in 1991. I kinda hoped that material could be
>recovered and shipped back, but I guess not.
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>Another bundle of grief i= s that Iraq stripped the Kuwait museums and
>took that loot up to Baghdad in=20= 1991. I kinda hoped that material
>could be recovered and shipped back, but I= guess not.
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