According to author Jim Marrs The Illuminati, he claims that during the Iraq invasion the military allowed Museums to be looted and then cleared the way for Clowns to go in with tools and loot the really important stuff in the sealed off basement. When it was checked later, there was evidence of high tech cutting equipment not available in Iraq. A lot of the stuff stolen was believed to be from ancient Sumer, which is believed to be the birthplace of Illuminati knowledge by some.