Pieces of the cradle
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A report on the looting of the National Museum in Iraq in which the U.S. military was possibly involved is presented. The main aim was to help prevent the smuggling of the stolen treasures, reach out to religious and community leaders to promote an amnesty program for anyone returning antiquities, and conduct raids based on information developed about stolen artifacts.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 2005
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Turning the tide in the West: new initiatives and new opportunities
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The new initiatives and new opportunities created in Iraq for the U.S. military by the shift in popular support of the al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) in western Iraq leading to the Anbar Awakening are discussed.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 2008
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The art of war: Terrorist financing, information operations, and Iraq's lost treasures
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The illegal trade of stolen Iraqi antiquities that is financing terrorist and insurgent operations in Iraq is discussed.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 2007
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