[CPProt.net] Baghdad Museum - looted before the war started

[Kevin.Hoover at pinkertonsystems.com]

Well said, I agree with that take.
 

Kevin L. Hoover 
Senior Account Manager 
Pinkerton Systems Integration 
Office 281.272.2900 
Fax 281.272.9989 

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Seal [mailto:wchseal at sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 11:49 PM
To: list at cpprot.net
Subject: Re: [CPProt.net] Baghdad Museum - looted before the war started 



As I put it to Ton some time ago, the so-called "Director" of the Baghdad
Museum was an appointee of Saddam Hussein, and, as a matter of fact, one of
his Al-Takriti cousins. When the report came through that the Museum staff
were packing up the display for "safe keeping" I predicted to Ton that the
Director was actually boxing up his personal retirement fund and that
anything that would be remain in the Museum after the then upcoming conflict
would be minor stuff, all the rest would already have been spirited out of
the country for sale. 


The "looting" which occurred by the general public was a cover for the real
looting, which took place over the past couple of months. I look forward to
seeing what turns up on the art black market. No doubt we'll be seeing
important items surfacing from time to time over the next seventy-five
years. 


Christopher Seal 


 

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