The Art of War: The Protection of Cultural Property in War and Peace
Thursday, May 28, 2009 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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The looting of the Iraq Museum in 2003 shocked the world and brought the plunder of antiquities into the headlines. The presenters on this panel were all on the ground during the looting or the aftermath. They will discuss what happened and what has been done to make sure it does not happen again in Iraq or anywhere else there is armed conflict.
Moderator:
LUCILLE A. ROUSSIN, Law Office of Lucille A. Roussin
Speakers:
DONNY GEORGE, Former Director General, Iraq Museum; former Chairman, Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage; Visiting Professor, State University of New York at Stony Brook; CORINE WEGNER, President, U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield; MATTHEW BOGDANOS, Colonel, US Marine Corps, Head of the investigation into the looting of the Iraq Museum