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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syria acknowleges holding Iraqi funds
2004-12-02
Syria has acknowledged that its banks were holding funds of the former Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq.
Comes as a surprise, huh?
But the regime of President Bashar Assad has disputed the assertion by U.S. officials that Syria was harboring about $3 billion in Saddam funds. Instead, Syria has maintained that its Iraqi assets did not exceed $300 million.
"The rest went for... ummm... things that were already on order. And expenses."
"And lunch."
"Truly, it is our Bingo money. Allan (pbuh) smiled upon the cards last month."
The Assad regime has frozen funds from the former Iraqi government, officials said. Dureid Dirgham, director of the Syrian Commercial Bank, said the Iraqi government deposited $216 million in the financial institution. "No former Iraqi officials have private accounts in this bank," Dirgham was quoted by the official Syrian News Agency as saying.
Posted by:Fred

#5  Translation: The account is down to $300M from $3B after funding insurgents and assorted terrorist activities in Iraq.
Posted by: Capt America   2004-12-02 4:36:39 PM  

#4  said. Dureid Dirgham, director of the Syrian Commercial Bank,

i didnt know the syrians have DRUIDS managing
their banks.
I hope the "Tuatha Dann'aan" are not running their
army.
Posted by: Thereque Glineng4985   2004-12-02 12:07:49 PM  

#3  "No former Iraqi officials have private accounts in {this} bank," and other Syrian banks? What about joint accounts?
Posted by: Mark Espinola   2004-12-02 9:32:13 AM  

#2  Finders, keepers.
Posted by: Chuck Simmins   2004-12-02 8:52:45 AM  

#1  what it hasnt frozen , it has been stashed in diplomatic 'fun bag' and spent happily in the brothels of holland whilst being courted by euro weenies . We neither deny or confirm that statement.
Posted by: MacNails   2004-12-02 5:20:51 AM  

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