Take the Money and Run
Some very brazen Iraqi guards pulled off a big heist in Baghdad:
However, they don't think the guards worked alone:
Keep in mind that whatever amount of money Bush asks for Iraq next time, $282 million of it is probably to replace what was stolen.
Both [being the local police and the Interior Ministry] confirmed that the stolen money was in American dollars, not Iraqi dinars. It was unclear why the bank had that much money on hand in dollars, or how the robbers managed to move such a large amount without being detected.
However, they don't think the guards worked alone:
Several officials speculated that the robbers had connections to the militias, because it would be difficult for them to move without being searched through many checkpoints in Baghdad.
Otherwise on Wednesday, there was only scattered violence in the city, although 18 bodies were found by the police in different neighborhoods, signaling that sectarian killing had not ebbed.
Keep in mind that whatever amount of money Bush asks for Iraq next time, $282 million of it is probably to replace what was stolen.
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