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...first, authorities suspected that the crimes had been perpetrated by ordinary Iraqis desperate to sell whatever they could lay their hands on to feed their families. But while that probably accounted for part of the rampage, it quickly became clear that at least some of the looting had been planned well in advance. Whoever robbed the Iraq Museum took original artifacts while leaving behind near-perfect copies, and they evidently had keys to some of the museum's vaults. In addition, they trashed the institution's records, as if to ensure that it would be tough to alert art dealers...
...that torture. In the administrative compound of the Olympic committee in central Baghdad, hidden in a pile of leaves, was that must-have of every medieval dungeon, an iron maiden. The sarcophagus-shaped device, with spikes to pierce any unfortunate placed inside, was clearly worn from use. It lay on its side within view of Uday's first-floor offices in the soccer association. It was brought to TIME's attention by looters: they had stripped the site of anything of value but thought the iron maiden worthless. --By Aparisim Ghosh
...NYU’s Stern School of Business and a senior research fellow at Jesus College in Oxford University, offers a reinterpretation of what is commonly seen as a dark chapter in British history. In the last half-century, historians have focused on the racism, violence and exploitation that lay at the empire’s heart and helped Britain to build a colonial network encompassing nearly a quarter of the world’s population...
Nevertheless, the book is filled with less-than-rosy incidents from Britain’s imperial history. Indeed, Ferguson does not gloss over the exploitation, violence and racism that lay at the empire’s heart. Instead, by offering a wider perspective, Ferguson forces a reconsideration of the empire’s legacy. Although British ships did transport three million African slaves to the New World, it was the British government decided to abolish slavery and “to sweep the…seas of the atrocious commerce.” Brazil, Portugal and Spain all abolished slavery...
...Hong Kong bills itself as the City of Life, but since the SARS outbreak began, this has become the City of Disinfectant Bleach and Water Used in a 1:99 Ratio. Intensive-care units are busier than most restaurants and hotels, prompting those two sectors to lay off or order mandatory unpaid leave for 60,000 employees. An economics professor believes unemployment in the city could reach an astounding 10%. Analysts have been rejiggering their spreadsheets to input SARS and output diminished GDP growth figures. Standard Chartered Bank cut its GDP growth forecast for Hong Kong from...