Iraqi council member: Saddam hid $40 billion

CNN ^ | 12-30-03

[Indy Pendance]

AMMAN, Jordan (CNN) -- Saddam Hussein withdrew $2 billion from Iraqi banks last spring, including a sizable withdrawal a week after the fall of Baghdad, according to a member of the Iraq Governing Council.

Dr. Iyad Allawi -- in an interview with CNN Tuesday -- elaborated on reports published Monday in two Arabic newspapers on what he says interrogators are learning from Saddam since his capture earlier this month.

[Henchster]

"He said hundreds of Iraqis have surrendered in the days since Saddam's capture because they knew he had given interrogators their names."

HA! The people that knew him best knew the coward would squeal like a stuck pig the minute he was caught.

[Radix]

"Saddam's confession also included the names of people involved in terrorist attacks against coalition forces,"

 

Apparantly, we have ways of making him talk.

[Prodigal Son]

Saddam Hussein withdrew $2 billion from Iraqi banks last spring

I wonder what Saddam's one day withdrawal limit at an Iraqi ATM was?
Obviously a bit higher than mine.

[Shermy]

Or they think he's talking. Same effect.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Dr. Iyad Allawi

Dr. Allawi is a member of the Allawi tribe, which wandered lost in the desert for years. Finally, they stumbled upon some nomads. The Allawi leader said to the nomads (drum roll) "Where the Allawi?" And thus, the name was born.

[alancarp]

Of course, anything over $10,000 has to be reported in this country. Just ask Rush.

[speedy]

I know what you mean. I can't withdraw more than 500 million at a time, unless I go to different ATMs. Life just isn't fair.

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

Saddam Hussein withdrew $2 billion from Iraqi banks last spring

I wonder what Saddam's one day withdrawal limit at an Iraqi ATM was? Obviously a bit higher than mine.

No, same withdrawl limit, he just withdrew $200 from 10,000,000 different accounts.

[bolobaby]

He said hundreds of Iraqis have surrendered in the days since Saddam's capture because they knew he had given interrogators their names.

I view this with mild skepticism. Why haven't I heard about this from CENTCOM and FoxNews? It seems like it would show that capturing Saddam was, in fact, more than what some dems are portraying it as.

[JCB]

I wonder how many of those poor children "killed by sanctions" could have been saved with that money...

[hawkaw]

I agree with your assessment. There is after all a "fog of war" still present in this area.

hawk