Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-23 19:44:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E60694C004958CDA5EF0CDEAC20ABE8B8AB8E8FD972E58C97B8DB82B6B492C4F
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Original Note:
For context, these gold bars (as well as currency and other valuables) that US soldiers seized in 2003 were transported to the US Army’s headquarters in Kuwait and were later returned to the Central Iraqi Treasury & the Development Fund of Iraq (DFI). https://www.stripes.com/news/gold-bars-pique-173rd-s-interest-at-checkpoint-1.5892 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2003/5/27/iraq-money-and-gold-retrieved https://www.techarp.com/facts/us-steal-iraq-gold-oil-facts/
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