... other Iraqi cities can be easily paralleled to the loss of stability on the island in "Lord Of The Flies". As coalition forces bombarded these cities and forced local authorities to flee, the lack of authority and law gave way to a rash of crimes such as looting of stores and the theft of museum antiques. "Vandals had overturned countless treasures kept on shelves in storage rooms at the back of the building and stolen artifacts dating back to ... 5000 BC" (Marina Jimenez, The Ottawa Citizen, 4/14/03) Images of ... ...

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