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Syria Will Return $200 Mln to Iraq
EFLSyria plans to return $200 million to Iraq that former leader Saddam Hussein stashed in Syrian banks, President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview during a visit to Turkey. Getting nervous, eh? ``Itâs being worked out,ââ the Syrian leader told Bloomberg News in Istanbul, where heâs meeting with businessmen as part of an effort to boost investor confidence in Syria and open a Damascus stock exchange. ``Itâs a technical issue, not political.ââ âTechnical issue...â Translation: We are moving as fast as we can. Now, can you please put that laser down and stop painting me! U.S. authorities have identified more than $1 billion of Iraqi cash in banks in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan after examining records recovered from the Central Bank of Iraq, the Washington Post reported last month. Syria, check! Lebanon and Jordan, next. Painting targets one country at a time. Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-01-09 |
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