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Originally posted by dragnet53
reply to post by Tayesin
Maybe one of the reasons via black ops was to control certain old areas of the Anunnaki. When they return they will meet with the US officials instead of the Iraqis. Just food for thought.
April 11, 2003: Rumsfeld on Looting, Vandalism: ‘Stuff Happens’
The Baghdad Museum is evacuated and locked by its curators, who anticipate Baghdad being overrun by American troops within the next few hours. The last three on the grounds are the director, Dr. Jaber Khalil; the director of the State Board of Antiquities, Donny George; and the curator in charge of the museum’s collections, Dr. Nawala al-Mutawalli. They are forced to flee the grounds because Iraqi militiamen have sought cover around the museum, and they fear a firefight. The entire area is under US control by April 9; by April 10, the Army has left the area without posting guards. George pleads for the Army to return to prevent looting, but is ignored. Much of the looting that ravages the museum’s collection takes place on April 12 (see April 13, 2003). The international outcry against the looting is so fierce that the Army will begin posting guards on April 16.
The story of what really happened inside the Iraq Museum when thousands of valuable antiquities were stolen in the immediate aftermath of the 2003 US invasion has been revealed in a new book. Written by the chief investigator, it says there were three separate thefts, at least one of which was an inside job, another the work of professionals, and a third where fleeing Iraq military had left open a door which let in the looters. At least 13,864 objects were stolen, making it the biggest museum theft in history. But the book reveals that, with an estimated 500,000 objects in the museum and thieves having the run of the place for 36 hours, the wonder is the loss was not far closer to the original, inaccurate, reports of 170,000 items. And the efforts of Iraqi, US and Italian officials, plus police and customs worldwide, have so far led to the recovery of 5,400 items, nearly 700 from inside the US and Britain.
Originally posted by wmd_2008
reply to post by css1981
Here is one for you
Once upon a time there were three bears papa etc etc
Now does that mean 3 talking bears lived in a house and made porridge. NO!
So just because some old tablets have been translated doesn't mean its a true story.
Sorry!
Originally posted by dragnet53
reply to post by Tayesin
Maybe one of the reasons via black ops was to control certain old areas of the Anunnaki. When they return they will meet with the US officials instead of the Iraqis. Just food for thought.