impressive job done in Iraq

[Harlan Huckleby]

Guards staged one of the largest bank robberies in Iraqi history, making off with a stunning $282 million dollars in cash from a private bank in central Baghdad, Aswat al-Iraq reports in Arabic.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, an Interior Ministry source told Aswat al-Iraq that, “Three guards working for the Dar al-Salam Bank located on Sa'adoun Street in Central Baghdad were able to attack the bank . . . stealing a sum of up to $282 million dollars, and fled in an unknown direction after implementing the operation.”

http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/3543/Massive_Bank_Heist_in_Central_Baghdad

[Scott Campbell]

The bank should have checked their references.

[Freak Out]

How big is a stack is 282 million dollars in $100 bank notes? Fuck.

[oregonpackfan]

I'm sure our latest troop surge will help track down those robbers in no time...

[Joemailman]

I have a feeling that one of the militia groups contributing to the violence in Iraq is 282 million dollars richer. That will buy a lot of weapons.

[mraynrand]

I have a feeling that one of the militia groups contributing to the violence in Iraq is 282 million dollars richer. That will buy a lot of weapons.

Maybe it was Abu Ali

http://michaelyon-online.com/wp/al-qaeda-on-the-run-feasting-on-the-moveable-beast.htm

[Joemailman]

I have a feeling that one of the militia groups contributing to the violence in Iraq is 282 million dollars richer. That will buy a lot of weapons.

Maybe it was Abu Ali

http://michaelyon-online.com/wp/al-q...able-beast.htm

If Abu Ali has joined forces with the U.S. to fight Al-Qaida, would he need to rob a bank to finance his operation? I hope not.

[mraynrand]

I have a feeling that one of the militia groups contributing to the violence in Iraq is 282 million dollars richer. That will buy a lot of weapons.

Maybe it was Abu Ali

http://michaelyon-online.com/wp/al-q...able-beast.htm

If Abu Ali has joined forces with the U.S. to fight Al-Qaida, would he need to rob a bank to finance his operation? I hope not.

(note: Satire alert - Abu Ali did not steal the money. End Satire alert) Why would you have to finance weapons anyway? Iran is giving them away for free. Syria's number one import to Iraq are al Quaeda suicide bombers to the tune of 80/month. Oh, but I forgot, Harry Reid told me al Quaeda isn't in Iraq. He supports a pull out, just like Musharaf in Waziristan. That worked well.

[falco]

This sounds like the doing of Victor Bout.

[Joemailman]

I have a feeling that one of the militia groups contributing to the violence in Iraq is 282 million dollars richer. That will buy a lot of weapons.

Maybe it was Abu Ali

http://michaelyon-online.com/wp/al-q...able-beast.htm

If Abu Ali has joined forces with the U.S. to fight Al-Qaida, would he need to rob a bank to finance his operation? I hope not.

(note: Satire alert - Abu Ali did not steal the money. End Satire alert) Why would you have to finance weapons anyway? Iran is giving them away for free. Syria's number one import to Iraq are al Quaeda suicide bombers to the tune of 80/month. Oh, but I forgot, Harry Reid told me al Quaeda isn't in Iraq. He supports a pull out, just like Musharaf in Waziristan. That worked well.

I understood the satire. My point is that I still have concerns that the money could be used to fund the insurgency, whether it be Al-Qaeda or some other outfit.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Well, you know the guys who stole the money are protected by some sort of organization. There is no way they could hide on their own, people know who they are. I bet the guys who did the actual heist have to turn over most of their take to their protectors.

Iraq is run by criminal gangs, which gets confused with the "insurgency". Criminal gangs control the damn ports in Basra. They redirect and steal over half the country's oil exports! Criminal gangs control the trucks that leave the refineries. It really is amazing, Iraq isn't a country at all, even in the "peaceful" south, it's a gang land, gangs with little to do with religion or politics.

I suppose the money could be going to an insurgent group, meaning Sunnis who are fighting the Iraqi goverment and U.S. But I bet it is going to a criminal gang, linked to local militias and corrupt police. It will get spent on corruption, paying off people in some gang's desire to spread their power and control.

[Little Whiskey]

It really is amazing, Iraq isn't a country at all, even in the "peaceful" south, it's a gang land, gangs with little to do with religion or politics.

I thought you were talking about LA