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We sent 363 tons of CASH - 4 billion, to Iraq [message #243853] Tue, 06 February 2007 22:48 Go to previous message
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I found this amusing. Apparently the U.S. was holding a shitload of money from freezing Saddams assets and whatnot, so we gave it back to Iraq - in CASH. Yes, paper, cash, bills...FOUR BILLION DOLLARS IN CASH! The money was put onto pallets and flown to Iraq in a cargo plane. It was the largest cash shipment ever made by the federal reserve.

I just have to imagine somewhere in Iraq, there is a group of guys standing in a warehouse, and looming over them are 363 tons of bills, and they are like, "Holy fuck...4 billions dollars...what the hell do we do with all this?" Smile

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/06/iraq.cash.reut/index.html
 
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