The British Museum Joins the Army to Hunt for Iraqi Artifacts

Huh. Rare is the day you make any connection between The British Museum and the armed forces. But such is the case in Iraq, as the mammoth museum and the British army have decided to team up to inspect “cultural locations” throughout the country, seeing what still might be salvageable after years of conflict. Although this does seem like a great gesture by the museum in hoping to help keep at least some of the country’s history in tact, following widespread looting of countless natural treasures, reading between the lines in the piece makes it seem a little underhanded and largely for the museum’s benefit, with that “let’s make sure their artifacts are safe” line thrown in for good press, particularly after this section: