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This article appeared in the September 22, 2003 edition of The Nation.

September 3, 2003

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BURGLING IN BAGHDAD

New York City

I would like to commend an excellent, frank and well-researched review by Andrew Cockburn of Joseph Braude's book The New Iraq ["The Mess in Mesopotamia," Sept. 1/8]. The one thing it was short on, however, was the news that Braude was so concerned about the well-being of ordinary Iraqis, he decided to buy one of the looted ancient artworks from Baghdad and smuggle it into JFK Airport, where he was arrested and charged with smuggling stolen artifacts from an Iraqi museum.

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About Katha Pollitt

Pollitt's writing has appeared in many publications, including The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, Ms. and the New York Times. her most recent collection of Nation columns is "Virginity or Death!." Her volume of personal essays, Learning to Drive and Other Life Stories, has just come out from Random House. For more, visit her web site at www.kathapollitt.com. more...

About Patrick Seale

Patrick Seale is a British writer and consultant on Middle East affairs. His books include Asad of Syria: The Struggle for the Middle East (California) and Abu Nidal: A Gun for Hire (Random House). more...

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