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To: Alastair McIntosh who wrote (92028)	4/10/2003 8:40:35 PM
From: kumar	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

The "selective looting" unfortunately includes hospitals. Some thoughts : - If one has lived under the tyranny of Saddam for all/most of one's life, hospitals are seen as no different to any other government institution. Therefore "fair game". - After 30 years of plundering, some in Iraq may see it as reclamation of what was stolen from them. - Eventually (my guess 1 week), this will stop, because there will be nothing left to loot, and because more comfort in "being free" will come into the awareness of the populace. - The good news is, that people are not looting each others houses. If that happens, its an ugly situation. Been there, seen that.