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2024-12-09 20:45:03 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6E7F4BC31EB4D5FDF8CF6FBBA3C6CFDFFFD49820A2B1EED535857DBE509E3111
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The gold in question was recovered after being illegally smuggled from Baghdad by individuals linked to Hussein. Recovered gold and cash were returned to the Iraqi treasury to fund rebuilding efforts and budgets, in addition to a $1.4 billion cash transfer. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2003/5/27/iraq-money-and-gold-retrieved https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2003-05-27/gold-bars-pique-173rd's-interest-at-checkpoint-1906928.html https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-04-579t
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