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Associated Press (11 January  2009): 
Egypt’s Antiquities Chief, Zahi Hawass recently unveiled a  
ten-inch bronze statue believed to be an ancient Mesopotamian  
fertility goddess looted from Iraq.  Hawass stated that an Egyptian  
man working in Jordan was caught trying to smuggle the statue into  
Egypt through Nuweiba port.  Hawass has stated his office has been  
tracking looted Iraqi artifacts since the Invasion of Iraq in 2003  
and has recovered around 5,000 items.  An advocate for the return of  
Egyptian artifacts, Hawass refuses to deal with any museum that also  
deals in stolen Iraqi antiquities.  http://www.google.com/hostednews/ 
ap/article/ALeqM5iMj-FkjRS8tS6ccR0rQgUN-VyCYQD95L28200