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To: Doug R who wrote (9068)	4/7/2003 11:00:55 AM
From: eims2000	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 21614

Well Doug, you were rooting for an American humiliation (defeat) in Iraq and now that that is out of the question it only makes sense that you would turn your seditious mind towards terrorism.

To: Doug R who wrote (9068)	4/7/2003 11:06:51 AM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 21614

US accused of plans to loot Iraqi antiques By Liam McDougall, Arts Correspondent FEARS that Iraq's heritage will face widespread looting at the end of the Gulf war have been heightened after a group of wealthy art dealers secured a high-level meeting with the US administration. It has emerged that a coalition of antiquities collectors and arts lawyers, calling itself the American Council for Cultural Policy (ACCP), met with US defence and state department officials prior to the start of military action to offer its assistance in preserving the country's invaluable archaeological collections. The group is known to consist of a number of influential dealers who favour a relaxation of Iraq's tight restrictions on the ownership and export of antiquities. Its treasurer, William Pearlstein, has described Iraq's laws as 'retentionist' and has said he would support a post-war government that would make it easier to have antiquities dispersed to the US. Before the Gulf war, a main strand of the ACCP's campaigning has been to persuade its government to revise the Cultural Property Implementation Act in order to minimise efforts by foreign nations to block the import into the US of objects, particularly antiques. News of the group's meeting with the government has alarmed scientists and archaeologists who fear the ACCP is working to a hidden agenda that will see the US authorities ease restrictions on the movement of Iraqi artefacts after a coalition victory in Iraq. Professor Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, leading Cambridge archaeologist and director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, said: 'Iraqi antiquities legislation protects Iraq. The last thing one needs is some group of dealer-connected Americans interfering. Any change to those laws would be absolutely monstrous. ' A wave of protest has also come from the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), which says any weakening of Iraq's strict antiquities laws would be 'disastrous'. President Patty Gerstenblith said: 'The ACCP's agenda is to encourage the collecting of antiquities through weakening the laws of archaeologically-rich nations and eliminate national ownership of antiquities to allow for easier export. ' The ACCP has caused deep unease among archaeologists since its creation in 2001. Among its main members are collectors and lawyers with chequered histories in collecting valuable artefacts, including alleged exhibitions of Nazi loot. They denied accusations of attempting to change Iraq's treatment of archaeological objects. Instead, they said at the January meeting they offered 'post-war technical and financial assistance', and 'conservation support'. Web report: Iraq Election supplement sundayherald.com ============================ Sounds like what has happened in old days when imperialists loot developing countries for their national treasures may come back. what a shame!

To: Doug R who wrote (9068)	4/7/2003 11:38:34 AM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21614

Doug. Attacks against the USA by islam radical nut bars began long long before Afghanistan, iraq or Sept.11. Look back over the years and see how many times USA interests had been attacked by radical islam nut cases...there are many. They hated the infidels then and they hate the infidels now and they must be shown in ways they understand that their radical form of religion will no longer be tolerated by the civilized world. If you and others choose to turn a blind eye to what is happening in the world with regards to radical islam so be it, we over here live in a free society and you are free to think and express what you feel .... this is not the case in islam.