While I sort of understood the rage that droves scores of Iraqis to loot and destroy the remnants of Saddam's administration, I am shocked beyond words at the destruction of the National Museum of Antiquities which contains artifacts over 5,000 years old from the Mesopotamian era; Sumerian clay pots, Assyrian marble carvings and a whole lot priceless treasures. The archeological sites in Mosul have also been smashed to bits....I don't understand this at all. What hell must they have lived through to lash out so violently? These historic treasures belong to the Iraqi nation, and should've been a source of national pride.

Well... there goes the much anticipated tourist trade. How sad. I wonder if Saddam's remaining goons have anything to do with this. Anything is possible. Why wasn't there any security at the doors?