Bank heists fuelling Iraq's terror

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http://www.smh.com.au/news/After-Saddam/Bank-heists-and-fuelling-Iraqs-terror/2005/02/04/1107476804711.html?oneclick=true

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They were ferocious days. Crowds were protesting outside the banks, demanding their deposits; hardened criminals were inside, blasting open the vaults; and bewildered American soldiers looked on, not knowing what to do. Abdul (a pseudonym to preserve his anonymity) is uncertain of how much money there was - but he's sure it was hundreds of millions.

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Edit: Interesting picture & caption.



Easy pickings ... Iraqi looters take all they can get from a US supply train ambushed near Falluja in December, 2003.
Photo: AP.