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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 8092991, member: 110350&quot;]Now I actually disagree with you, to the extent of being highly skeptical of your final sentence. I think it&#039;s pretty well-established that that&#039;s a grossly hyperbolic statement for which no real evidence exists, and that the trade in illegal antiquities in the first place is not remotely as large as some people claim. I recommend the article by Randall Hixenbaugh (whom I know) as an introduction to the subject, at&nbsp; <a href="https://iadaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Hixenbaugh-current_state_of_the_antiquities_trade_an_art_dealers_perspective-09-2019.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iadaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Hixenbaugh-current_state_of_the_antiquities_trade_an_art_dealers_perspective-09-2019.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://iadaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Hixenbaugh-current_state_of_the_antiquities_trade_an_art_dealers_perspective-09-2019.pdf</a>. See also this older New Yorker article, at <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-real-value-of-the-isis-antiquities-trade" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-real-value-of-the-isis-antiquities-trade" rel="nofollow">https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-real-value-of-the-isis-antiquities-trade</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>But it doesn&#039;t actually matter to Mr. Steinhardt&#039;s case or anyone else&#039;s. Theft and smuggling of antiquities are illegal whether the proceeds are used to fund terrorism, or the international drug trade, or otherwise. It&#039;s a red herring.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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