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One BILLION dollars missing in Iraq.

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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.

"It is possibly one of the largest thefts in history," Ali Allawi, Iraq's Finance Minister, told The Independent.

"Huge amounts of money have disappeared. In return we got nothing but scraps of metal."

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article...

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-One BILLION dollars missing in Iraq.	Bluebear	Sep-19-05 05:17 AM	#0
- What next? How can this get any worse!	blossomstar	Sep-19-05 05:24 AM	#1
- Is this on top of the already-missing $8 billion?	Cooley Hurd	Sep-19-05 05:26 AM	#2
- Yes, it appears to be different. The $8 Billion was in the US's hands for	OmmmSweetOmmm	Sep-19-05 05:47 AM	#6
- I thought it was $9 billion...	Rhiannon12866	Sep-19-05 09:27 AM	#11
- Yes, but 1 billion here, 1 billion there, you know.....nt	Bluebear	Sep-19-05 06:01 PM	#19
- Check out the theft in Iraq by Custer Battles	spooked	Sep-19-05 05:28 AM	#3
- coincidence!	leftchick	Sep-19-05 05:31 AM	#4
- Did anyone look in Halli burton's pockets?	liberal N proud	Sep-19-05 05:44 AM	#5
- Don’t worry, Bush will investigate the matter ………LOL	moobu2	Sep-19-05 05:47 AM	#7
- Hmm. Embezzlement... Iraq..... Embezzlement.... Iraq....	SalmonChantedEvening	Sep-19-05 05:51 AM	#8
- A billion dollar loot!	Scurrilous	Sep-19-05 05:52 AM	#9
- The S.E.C. should just save us alot of time and start investigating	The Backlash Cometh	Sep-19-05 06:04 AM	#10
- They stole a lot more than just a billion... n/t	Kralizec	Sep-19-05 09:28 AM	#12
- So now we are up to 9 billion 2 million just missing?	lonestarnot	Sep-19-05 09:37 AM	#13
- NO.... American money disappears under Bush* Administration	Toots	Sep-19-05 09:50 AM	#14
- fuckwadguitar!	Stephanie	Sep-19-05 09:52 AM	#15
- ONE BILLION DOLLARS, MWWWAAAAHAHAHAH (pic)>>>>	goodboy	Sep-19-05 10:14 AM	#16
- in a related development, Dick Cheney has been asked	burythehatchet	Sep-19-05 10:16 AM	#17
- I've Been Trying To Get DU'ers On This For Months. THIS Is What Will	cryingshame	Sep-19-05 10:18 AM	#18
- Halliburton probably has it, They always have the missing money.	Wizard777	Sep-19-05 06:17 PM	#20

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