Billion dollar heist. - 2006/10/22 21:05
1 Billion dollars dissappeared. Simply amazing. I wonder what will come of this. Come Lord Jesus.
What has happened to Iraq's missing $1bn? By Patrick Cockburn in Baghdad Published: 19 September 2005
One billion dollars has been plundered from Iraq's defence ministry in one of the largest thefts in history, The Independent can reveal, leaving the country's army to fight a savage insurgency with museum-piece weapons.
The money, intended to train and equip an Iraqi army capable of bringing security to a country shattered by the US-led invasion and prolonged rebellion, was instead siphoned abroad in cash and has disappeared.
Story here.
CBS story here.
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