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Looter for hire links Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,936943,00.html According to this article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,936943,00.html Rich private American collectors are trying to make it legal to to purchase and own this historical treasure off the black market. According to this article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-2575224,00.html The looters and keys, and organized help from wealthy individuals. According to this article: http://www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2003/04/17/do1702.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2003/04/17/ixopinion.html They also had a forklift, with troops just a couple hunded feet away... And according to this guys account, and many others: http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn04162003.html "I happened to be right there just as the American troops encouraged people to begin the plundering." And this article: http://www.khilafah.com/home/category.php?DocumentID=6863&TagID=2 "occupation forces are encouraging looting of universities to the extent of transporting looters" According to this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/12/international/worldspecial/12SCEN.html "no attempt to protect any government building from looters except the Ministry of Oil." Looks like the U.S. military is a looter for hire.

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