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Iraqis Say US Ignored Pleas to Halt Museum Looting

Rosalind Russell | Reuters | April 24, 2003

"Looters operating right under the nose of U.S. forces emptied the museum of priceless antiquities documenting the development of mankind in ancient Mesopotamia, one of the world's earliest civilizations. Their theft has left the international archaeological community in shock. Two cultural advisers to the administration of President Bush resigned in protest at the failure of U.S. forces to prevent the looting."

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