Bills weighing a total of 363 tons were loaded onto military aircraft in the largest cash shipments ever made by the Federal Reserve, said Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government reform.
On December 12, 2003, $1.5 billion was shipped to Iraq, initially "the largest pay out of U.S. currency in Fed history," according to an e-mail cited by committee members.
It was followed by more than $2.4 billion on June 22, 2004, and $1.6 billion three days later.
The special inspector general for Iraqi reconstruction, Stuart Bowen, said in a January 2005 report that $8.8 billion was unaccounted for after being given to the Iraqi ministries.
How much money are we going to allow to be stolen by the administration and it's "partners"? This money may have been diverted to buy the weapons that are killing our soldiers! How much is enough?
2007-02-06 10:55:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
update-
just on cnn, contractors were told to bring plastic bags to the office of the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority whee they wer loaded with shrink wrapped bundles of currency
2007-02-06 11:19:37 · update #1
the thing is... as you can see by the answers on here... nobody cares...
so... then naturally comes the question... "if no one cares when you take 8.8 billion... why not take it?"
apathy, like this, will be the downfall of America... where 8.8 billion becomes nothing more than a joke... a society can't progress with that kind of attitude...
2007-02-06 11:06:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
revealed on Friday, February 25, 2005 via the Hearst Newspapers $9B is going lacking In Iraq huge Sum Disappears with no hint via Helen Thomas it type of feels no man or woman is observing the save. The fund grow to be transferred to Iraqi authorities ministries, which lacked the perfect monetary controls, protection and team to save close tabs on the money bypass. nuff reported
2016-12-03 19:52:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It went to Iraqi ministries, payola for local guys, contractors and lord knows how many warlords/insurgents.
Can you imagine how heavy and bulky 1 billion in currency is?
The US taxpayer was shorn like so many sheep.
And of course, nobody is held accountable for this.
2007-02-06 11:07:41 · answer #3 · answered by dapixelator 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It was split between George Clooney, Ice Cube and Markey Mark.
2007-02-06 11:03:09 · answer #4 · answered by ahab 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in your pocket....i m kidding....i think it s the question which should be asked...
let s form a public pool about where the all money ,saddam had ,has gone...
what about you?
2007-02-06 11:07:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to ask the UN. They've had their dirty little mitts into some very illegal dealings in the past and I wouldn't put it past them.
2007-02-06 11:07:59 · answer #6 · answered by Kevin A 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I got it; Ha, ha, ha.
2007-02-06 10:58:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋