From: HowStuffWorks on Tue, Sep 29 2009 5:34 PM

Ted Koppel and Reza Ahmadian, a teacher and veteran of the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, talk about politics.

From: HowStuffWorks on Tue, Sep 29 2009 5:11 PM

Iraq’s national museum was pillaged by treasure seekers not long after the U.S.-led invasion. Now, five years later, the museum is getting a makeover. Learn more about restoring Iraqi relics in this Discovery Channel video.