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Article: The lost art of Iraq.(Book review)
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- Art in America
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- April 1, 2006
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The Looting of the Iraq Museum, Baghdad: The Lost Legacy of Ancient Mesopotamia, edited by Milbry Polk and Angela M.H. Schuster, New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2005; 256 pages, $35. Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion for Ancient Civilizations and the Journey to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures by Matthew Bogdanos with William Patrick, New York, Bloomsbury, 2005; 302 pages, $25.95.
In mid-April 2003, political satirist Dennis Miller appeared on the "Tonight Show" telling millions of Americans not to be concerned about the looting of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad because it was filled with worthless trash. People around the world, meanwhile, ...