Matthew Bogdanos is a marine helping to recover art stolen from Iraq’s National Museum: “To date over 1,700 items have been returned pursuant to the amnesty program, [but] there have been problems here, as well–specifically, the perception among the Iraqi people of the museum staff’s identification and association with the former regime and the Baath Party. Time and time again when individuals would turn property over, they would make it clear that they were turning the property over to the U.S. forces for safekeeping until a lawful Iraqi government could be elected. The raids and seizures have resulted in the recovery of over 900 artifacts.”