Tag: iraq
Iraq: Missing Iraq money may have been stolen, auditors say | latimes.com
Pentagon officials determined that one giant C-130 Hercules cargo plane could carry $2.4 billion in shrink-wrapped bricks of $100 bills. They sent an initial full planeload of cash, followed by 20 other flights to Iraq by May 2004 in a $12-billion haul that U.S. officials believe to be the biggest international cash airlift of all time.
Seriously, you think? – Ed.
Oil Companies–Some Run by Former Bush Officials–Make a Risky Move Into Kurdistan | Fast Company
In their haste to tap Kurdish reserves, dozens of oil companies — several fronted by former Bush officials — have undercut U.S. policy and fanned sectarian tensions in Iraq. They may also lose a fortune.
Short Memory
Bin Laden is more than a punchline in a turban or a insane terrorist who produced the biggest horrorshow in history. He has goals.
Our failure to understand the lessons learned by the Soviets in Afghanistan may doom us to repeat them. The complexity of the situation, along with our missteps, mean we need to take a broader appraisal of the region and our alliances. – by Peter Mehit
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