Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-09-25 16:24:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B6F9264C8DA7E05863B6615ECF45F36B3F5CEB415B2A056FC9E0808C97E0AC7D
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Original Note:
The gold bars in question were seized by US forces after having been illegally smuggled out of Baghdad https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2003/5/27/iraq-money-and-gold-retrieved All gold and cash reserves that could be found were returned to the new Iraqi government in 2004, in addition to a transfer of $1.7 billion to cover Iraqi budgets. https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-04-579t
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