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| $495m. of Iraq’s Money Found in Lebanon |
| 2003-05-15 |
| Lebanon's central bank has located and secured $495 million in Iraqi funds, a US Treasury official said at congressional hearings on efforts to trace the billions of dollars that Saddam Hussein is thought to have hidden away. David Aufhauser, general counsel in the Treasury Department, said the disclosure by Lebanon on Tuesday is a sign of the progress being made in the worldwide search for Saddam's assets. Aufhauser told the House Financial Services oversight subcommittee that the assets in Lebanon apparently came from Iraq's central bank and other sources. |
| Posted by:Anonymous |
| #5 I'll just note that 495 million is 5 million less than 500 million, and 5 million is 1% of the supposed half billion... Carrying charges? |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-05-15 23:47:45 |
| #4 We found |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2003-05-15 14:44:43 |
| #3 Well, you can use the Freedom of Information Act, demand the transfer receipts, follow where the money goes (495 Mil leaves one hell of an audit trail), and you can make a stink if it goes anywhere else than Iraq, Cal. Until then, that question, similar to "Have you stopped beating your wife", as the sort of air that marks you as a character assassin. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-05-15 13:41:05 |
| #2 Is This the Bush Administration's plan to get rid of the deficit? |
| Posted by: Cal Ulmann 2003-05-15 11:47:19 |
| #1 $495 mil? Hell, we found more than that in freakin' garden walls in Baghdad. Where's the rest, you crooks? |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-05-15 10:40:12 |