>Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 12:51:42 -0400
>To: Lucy Wayne <[log in to unmask]>
>From: "Robert L. Schuyler" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Pillagers Strip Iraqi Museum of Its Treasure
>
>Not Very Convincing.
>
>Statements that the US Government and its military forces are not
>responsible for what happened
>to the National Archaeological Museum of Iraq are not very convincing. As
>the Director of that
>museum has stated it would have only taken a few US soldiers at the museum
>to stop what
>happened. Since the US launched a war of aggression against Iraq that
>destroyed that
>county's government it certainly did and does have responsibility for
>protecting Baghdad's, and the
>rest of the country's, infrastructure including the national museum.
>Where were the contingency plans; probably in the same place where the
>plans to rebuild Afghanistan are.
>
>Also to claim that US forces where barely able to stay alive in a war in
>which a little over 100
>were killed (cf. thousands of Iraqi soldiers and civilians) is a bad joke.
>The US simply did not
>care. I do understand, however, that they will be busy in the next few
>weeks planting evidence
>of "weapons of mass destruction" since they have failed to find any.
>
>The war against Iraq is an ugly and dirty page in American history.
>Unfortunately the National
>Museum in Baghdad and its archaeological holdings will probably not be the
>last one to be
>bombed or looted in the near future. The American government is in the
>hands of an idiot
>and he is in the hands of criminals. Syria and Iran are probably the next
>targets. Do not think,
>by the way, that the national archaeological and natural history heritage
>of the USA are
>are safe from this gang just because they are inside our own national
>boundaries.
>
> Robert L. Schuyler
>
>
>At 09:26 AM 4/14/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>>Thank you Kris--excellent response.
>>
>>L. Wayne
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Kris Oswald" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 8:07 AM
>>Subject: Re: Pillagers Strip Iraqi Museum of Its Treasure
>>
>>
>>Shame on the troops ?...put the blame where it belongs..on the sadistic
>>idiots that held the people captive for decades...and put yourself in
>>their shoes....having little or nothing for years will cause this
>>reaction...people riot and loot in the us over stupid college
>>sports..the troops have their hands full..staying alive.....the
>>artifacts are a low priority and it time Im sure you will find that as
>>tempers cool off and the iraq people settle down..that things will come
>>back to the museum.....without the oil fields protected..what chance is
>>there for the iraq economy?..none...mabey a group of concerned
>>archaeologist and curators should go over and re-establish the
>>museums..instead of complaining about it ..become pro active and
>>help...the troops are doing their part..now it is time for everybody
>>else...just an opinion.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Vangelis Tsakirakis [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 4:23 PM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Pillagers Strip Iraqi Museum of Its Treasure
>>
>>
>>Ohh yes...and the American troops are staring and doing nothing...I
>>forgot, they are doing something: protecting the oil-wells...But maybe
>>in some time we 'll find the best artefacts in western museums and
>>future auctions...
>>
>>SHAME TO THE "TROOPS OF LIBERTY"!!!
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Margaret Green" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 9:02 PM
>>Subject: Pillagers Strip Iraqi Museum of Its Treasure
>>
>>
>> > NY Times:
>> >
>>http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/12/international/worldspecial/12CND-BAGH.
>>html
>> >
>> > BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 12 - The National Museum of Iraq recorded a
>>history
>> > of civilizations that began to flourish in the fertile plains of
>>Mesopotamia
>> > more than 7,000 years ago. But once American troops entered Baghdad in
>>
>> > sufficient force to topple Saddam Hussein's government this week, it
>> > took
>>only
>> > 48 hours for the museum to be destroyed, with at least 50,000
>> > artifacts carried away by looters. ------snip---------see
>> > article----------
>> >
>>
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>Robert L. Schuyler
>University of Pennsylvania Museum
>33rd & Spruce Streets
>Philadelphia, PA l9l04-6324
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>Tel: (215) 898-6965
>Fax: (215) 898-0657
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