Contrasting Realities in Middle East Art and Culture - The New York Times
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“Culture and cultural property is always a victim of war,” said Professor Peter Stone of Newcastle University. He recalled that the coalition forces that invaded Iraq in 2003 were so little aware of heritage issues that “99 percent of the damage that was done in Iraq to cultural property was either done by the coalition or enabled by the coalition.”