"But their arrival comes with controversy. American acquisition of the documents has been attacked by Iraq's national archivist, who demands that the collection be repatriated back to Baghdad. Saad Eskander, the director general of the Iraq National Library and Archive, argues that the records are Iraq's public property — and belong there. However, others worry that Baghdad — which suffers daily violence — is too risky to house the records. They fear they may be stolen — or used by political opponents for retaliation.""