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Here's an interesting link on the subject by an embedded reporter.
www.artsjournal.com/visualarts/ redir/20030326-19184.html
>From: Douglas Armstrong <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Pillagers Strip Iraqi Museum of Its Treasure
>Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 14:44:25 -0400
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>When it comes to core historic preservation issues, this is an important
>forum for communication. In fact, regardless of your position on the
>war in Iraq, the United States was a key organizer of the effort to
>replace the political regime in Iraq. An outcome of the war has been an
>inability to protect cultural resources because of the void in
>governance created by the US led forces. The US military has FAILED [as
>in utter FAILURE] in its duties to protect archaeological properties and
>cultural resources [see international expectations as per the Hague
>Convention of 1954 -
>http://www.icrc.org/Web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList260/FF7F81319B1F96DAC125
>6B66005D8A96; for an update on international concern see
>http://cctr.umkc.edu/user/fdeblauwe/iraq.html].
>
>The source of this failure is the lack of administrative oversight
>(U.S.) and concern for the welfare of these significant resources. The
>military works from the top down and ranking officers, including the
>Commander and Chief, should be held accountable.
>
>The international community had taken pains to make the US
>administration aware of the potential problem but apparently those
>concerns met with deaf ears. Clearly appropriate preventive action was
>not taken. Hence, regardless of your political opinions, with respect
>to cultural resources we have witnessed FAILURE to provide ample
>protection for cultural resources.
>
>IMO - histarch participants should be outraged with the inability of the
>US forces to control the pillaging after US forces had unseated the
>Iraqi regime - if you create a void you assume responsibility!!!!
>
>
>Doug Armstrong, Professor of Anthropology
>Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
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