ISIS and the World's Cultural Heritage

Hosted by Warren Olney Apr. 12, 2016 National

Among its many crimes, the Islamic State is trafficking in ancient artifacts stolen from Palmyra and other ancient places. How big is the international black market? Who should have custody of cultural treasures?

Later on the program, political chaos in Brazil just months before the Olympics.

Photo: Palmyra (Pixabay)

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