Saddam's gold discovered in truck HILLAH, Iraq, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- A routine Iraqi traffic stop has turned up what may be $90 million in gold bars in this town just over 50 miles south of Baghdad. While the financial haul is major, U.S. Marines helping to get this town back on its feet say something more valuable has come out of the episode: the notion that Iraqis can begin to trust their government. "It just shows you the character and integrity of the people will come up and surprise you," said Maj. Martin Casado, the operations officer for...
