US issues threat to Iraq’s $50bn foreign reserves - The Independent
Jun 7th, 2008 • NewsUS issues threat to Iraq’s $50bn foreign reserves in military deal
By Patrick Cockburn
Friday, 6 June 2008
The US is holding hostage some $50bn (£25bn) of Iraq’s money in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to pressure the Iraqi government into signing an agreement seen by many Iraqis as prolonging the US occupation indefinitely, according to [...]
