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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (93098)	4/13/2003 8:13:25 AM
From: Sarmad Y. Hermiz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

>> hard for the stolen items to be sold in the West. I think that at this time all of the stolen items are still in Baghdad itself. And considering the check points, unavailability of petrol, and just the all the security clampdown, they are likely to stay there for a good while. It would be a public relations win for the US to make it possible for Iraqi police to try to find some items. The valuable pieces were in vaults, and likely are with "insiders". And considering the difficulty in cross-town movement, it is also very likely that most of the items are within walking distance from the museum. Of course, with hospitals full of wounded and lacking supplies or electricity, I don't know what priority will be given to recovering artifacts.