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Posted by JD Thomas on April 12, 2003 in Techfun

Pillagers Strip Iraqi Museum Of Its Treasure By JOHN F. BURNS BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 12 — The National Museum of Iraq recorded a history of...

Pillagers Strip Iraqi Museum Of Its Treasure
By JOHN F. BURNS

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 170,000 artifacts carried away by looters. (Continued.)