02-17-2009, 10:56 AM
For those interested, the book Catastrophe!, which documents the looting of the Baghdad Museum and the archaeological sites of Babylonia, can be downloaded here. Free - finally, there's a university that understands that it is absurd to ask money for books from the taxpayers who already paid for producing the book.
There is now a growing consensus that the looting was organized by art dealers, and started before the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
The report that the Baghdad Museum will reopen this month, appears to be incorrect, but generally speaking, things are moving in the right direction.
There is now a growing consensus that the looting was organized by art dealers, and started before the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
The report that the Baghdad Museum will reopen this month, appears to be incorrect, but generally speaking, things are moving in the right direction.