ISIS pockets $200 million auctioning archeological treasures online

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Washington Times:

The Islamic State is pulling in almost $200 million dollars a year from the sale of stolen antiquities from Iraq, Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East.

 

Nearly 4,500 archaeological sites in the region are located in IS held areas in Iraq and Syria, fighters hold sway, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said.

 

“The profit derived by the Islamists from the illicit trade in antiquities and archaeological treasures is estimated at U.S. $150-200 million per year,” he said in a letter to the U.N. Security Council, Reuters reports.

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And all we have been hearing is they are tearing things down and destroying them. This makes a whole lot more sense and really points out how the JV team is better than given credit for.

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And all we have been hearing is they are tearing things down and destroying them. This makes a whole lot more sense and really points out how the JV team is better than given credit for.

 

We must destroy all of these false idols -- that is, unless we can turn them in to cash!!