I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
Oh, dear. A Princeton man.
Isn't this a picture of Hesiod?
Sorry, about posting it in the wrong thread.
Anyway, did you happen to check out the dates.
Caught in June, questioned at HOME June 18. He admits everything then.
Charged AUGUST 8.
What is wrong with this picture?
Good job that only 30-odd pieces actually got looted from the museum, according to the Wurlitzer. It means that this particular schmuck must be innocent, surely? Will Glenn Reynolds be defending him in court?
Well, Iraq is a new market. This guy was simply trying to make hay while the sun was shining on the artifacts market. So, if they recovered his 3 looted pieces, does that mean only 30 are now missing?
OOPS - I would think that even with an admission of guilt, there would have to be an investigation and such, no?
Shit, he's got a j-o-b waiting for him on the 1600 Crew, his initiation will be conducted by Negroponte and Abrams, with Poindexteer playing the part of Neidermeyer.
Jeebus
Why waste talent on 1600? They have enough slime liars, they don't need this guy.
Nah, I see a bright future for this offal in Bremmer's Brave New Iraq.
Ntodd
" I would think that even with an admission of guilt, there would have to be an investigation and such, no?"
If you rob a bank on June 6,the police question you at home on June 18 and you admit everything. Do you think you would be arrested and charged two months later?
This is a Federal crime. They should have cuffed him June 18, and hauled his ass to federal holding.
One has to think outside of the box to leave more room for the loot.
Anyone recall the Mysterious illness, Baghdad airport, smuggling WMD's into Iraq story?
http://www.gulfwarvets.com/news13.htm
"Contrary to the “pneumonia” and “mystery illness” labels, enlightening information surfaced today on “THE POWER HOUR” radio show (www.thepowerhour.com) in an interview with Mark Neusche, father of Josh Neusche, one of the GW II troops to lose his life from the “mystery illness” while serving in Iraq. The father stated that his 20-year-old healthy son, a former track star and non-smoker, had written home on June 26th explaining that he would be going on a 30-hour “hauling” mission, but that he could not disclose what they would be hauling. The son had stated that he had been to the Palace of Sadaam Hussein, and it was later learned that he was “hauling” at the Baghdad Airport.
Marsha Paxson also appeared on the show, as she is the journalist who broke the U.S. story for the Lake Sun Leader (www.lakesunleader.com). Although the “facts” behind this story are continually changing, Ms. Paxson is one of the few journalists who is remaining true to the facts of the original story. Ms. Paxson revealed in her articles that the father reported that his son was not the only ill soldier. Neusche stated that while his son was in a coma at Landstuhl Hospital, the father overheard the nurses say that they were expecting numerous sick troops to be brought in all at one time. In fact, the father actually witnessed approximately 55 other troops being received by the hospital after they were transported by a military ambulance (bus). According to the father, the transported troops were exhibiting varying degrees of the illness. Some walked, some were in wheelchairs and others were on respirators. In the commotion, a doctor reported to the father that his son was suffering from a “toxin.” No mention of pneumonia was ever made to him, nor was it ever reported in the medical record.
One of the most surprising statements to come from The Power Hour interview conducted on “The Genesis Network” was that while the son, Josh Neusche, was a healthy young soldier on June 26, 2003, when he reported that he was going to serve on the secret hauling mission, by July 1, 2003, he was in a coma, and that day was suddenly classified by the military, as medically retired from the Army without Josh or his family’s consent. Josh did not die until July 12, 2003. Among other problems that this new classification created was that the DOD was no longer obligated to assist the family in getting to Germany to be with their son as he lay in a coma. Because the DOD would not provide even so much as plane or taxi fare for the Neusche family, all 650 members of the 203 Engineer Battalion each contributed $10.00 to make the family’s final visit possible."
Oh my.
Luckily Joseph Braude was in and out before then.
So this guy took 10% of what was stolen from the iraqi museum?...
nathaniel
and only paid $200.
Man what a deal.
One has to wonder how he came in contact with the, uh owner, of the goods to begin with.
I didn't see that part mentioned, or if there is even a follow up investigation in Iraq.
OOPS,
maybe they've been working out some kind of bargain where he shops his source? /Pangloss
Oh, and BTW, in the CA recall clusterfuck, Garamendi's out.
http://tinyurl.com/jiz4
It's the perfect metaphor for Bush's plan to rebuild Iraq.
I thought it was a personal ad.
In this day and age, such outright ethical emptiness is a badge of honor and the kind of braggadocio that can get you elected... why couldn't it get you a date over the internet?
"Glenn Reynolds be defending him in court?"
What about Christopher Hitchens?
Ooooooo, those wascally wetentionists!!
Nathaniel,
The number of items stolen from the National Museum is approximately 13,000. You are focusing solely on the items in the main display collection.
http://cctr.umkc.edu/user/fdebla...lauwe/
iraq.html
David,
I was being sarcastic. I was trying to show how up the absurdity of the claim that only 30 items were looted.
But thanks for the link.
If Joseph Braude wants to loot the superfluous 'how' from my above post, he's more than welcome.
These people have no morals.
After reading the Salon profile of this scumbag to the end, why am I not surprised?
David - thanks for the link. Although you didn't direct your reply at me, I'd just like to note I was also being sarcastic about the number of looted items.
OOPS - dunno. This seems a bit different than a bank robbery from an internation law POV. Who knows what complications arise when you're transporting antiquities. Just seems like a rat hole...
Ntodd
He still admitted to a federal crime. At that point he should have been arrested.
Period.
He sounds like a sucess bound young republican go-getter. Being a convicted felon will only enhance his resume.
This is good news, though, isn't it? I mean, they've recovered 3 of those artifacts that were missing. That should mean there's only about 19 left, doesn't it?
nathaniel
Anyone recall the timeline on the lootings?
This guy is in and out in early June.
Did he go AFTER the looting was reported? I mean one or two days after.
Or was he there just about the time it started?
Recall Bushco didn't care about the looting for a couple of weeks. Then International pressure was applied.
I'm starting to think he was questioned and admitted to smuggling, still a federal offense for antiquities smuggling, BEFORE Bushco cared.
He may be charged now as more of a symbol. You know like those Enron employees.
"Nah, I see a bright future for this offal in Bremmer's Brave New Iraq."
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the new Minister of Antiquities. Sealed bids are now being accepted for the following items...
Princeton? This guy talks like a Wharton grad.. damn..
Took them nearly 2 months to determine those were stolen artifacts?
Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
capitalist pig in a nutshell.
I saw this guy on C-SPAN a few weeks ago, and he was wearing more colorful makeup than that fat woman on the Drew Carey show. It was creepy. I'm no makeup expert, but I know when a man is wearing too much lipstick.
Another familiar face in the news--he's a college classmate of mine.
I wonder why the Iraqis are not trying him. That would be justice.
Young Republican:
"These people"? You mean the republicans, right? OK, I thought so.
Right on, Pansypoo. This guy's the poster boy for Capitalism run amok. Or, business as usual in Neocon America.
wow, how did he manage to get a whole 3 of only 33 items to get stolen from the museums?
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