tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post3140987301318799336..comments2024-03-20T18:15:41.858+00:00Comments on Looting Matters: Looting in Iraq: "it may not be typical of the country as a whole, and the situation could be worse further north"David Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post-19109481807517977022008-07-18T20:56:00.000+01:002008-07-18T20:56:00.000+01:00It seems horribly ironic to me that Kaylan insinua...It seems horribly ironic to me that Kaylan insinuates archaeologists have a hidden political agenda in reporting on widespread looting, when clearly his article is meant to exculpate America's role in allowing the thefts - note the pretty irrelevant mention of the WAC (those damn liberal hippie archaeologists!) and references to widespread looting under Saddam Hussein's regime. How does the fact that looting was going on in the 90s justify the fact that looting is STILL going on, uncontrolled, under American occupation? That's a false dichotomy. <BR/><BR/>It's amazing that he criticizes the due diligence of the press without doing much of his own. Hypocrisy at its worst.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220845499562543219noreply@blogger.com