Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-09-25 23:49:04 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BDCB27E44646A6788EFBA23D801524726D2F5AA6491BA9DD88441B2D9ADC8C5F
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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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