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Ann Wagner: “Antiquity smuggling and the sale of cultural artifacts has, frankly, been occurring since the 1980s and 1990s under the…”

On the recordApril 18, 2016
Antiquity smuggling and the sale of cultural artifacts has, frankly, been occurring since the 1980s and 1990s under the regime of Saddam Hussein.
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Ann Wagner
Republican · Missouri

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Wagner discusses the historical context of antiquity smuggling linked to terrorism financing.

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