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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1287364.htm
January 24, 2005
US confirms Iraq money investigation
By Foreign Affairs Editor Peter Cave
The United States has confirmed that it is investigating reports that
$300 million in US currency was secretly flown out of Iraq to Lebanon,
allegedly to buy weapons from arms dealers.
The allegation has been at the centre of a nasty public spat between
the interim Defence Minister, Hazim al-Shaalan, and the leading
politician and former US favourite Ahmed Chalabi.
The US Ambassador John Negroponte told CNN that he was unsure if the
money was missing or had been used to buy weapons.
Over the weekend the the Defence Minister threatened to arrest Dr
Chalabi who heads the Iraqi National Congress after he raised
questions about the propriety of the shadowy removal of hundreds of
thousands of dollars to Lebanon aboard a military flight.
He suggested the money subsequently went missing.
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How much armor for our troops would that have bought?
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