Iraq Museum Still Too Damaged to Reopen

Iraq Museum Still Too Damaged to Reopen
Iraq Museum Still Too Damaged to Reopen
Iraq Museum Still Too Damaged to Reopen
Iraq Museum Still Too Damaged to Reopen
Iraq Museum Still Too Damaged to Reopen
Iraq Museum Still Too Damaged to Reopen
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Former Iraq National Museum curator Donny George sits in his office—which had been raided by looters—in this October 18, 2003, photo.

George, who was also a university professor in Baghdad, stayed with the museum until 2006, when threats to his family made him decide to flee to Syria and later to the United States.

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