Saddam's Cache
I read an intriguing article 2 years or so ago in 'GQ' magazine. A reputable journalistic source by anybody's standards....
Here's the nub of it: During the first year of our occupation of Iraq 2 soldiers operating as part of a 'requisition unit' stumbled on the find of 10 lifetimes. In layman's terms "requisition" means finding and stealing things during wartime that might be valuable to the U.S. cause. Anyway, these two guys came across a small non-descript, but boarded & locked up (not booby trapped) home. Curious, they broke in to see what was inside and walking into a bedroom found 100 large metal boxes w/ the plastic type of cording used on stuff like refrigerators @ warehouses. Breaking one open they found it stuffed to the gills w/ U.S. $100 bills!!!!!! Each one of the 100 boxes found contained a staggering $4 Million in Uncle Sam greenbacks --- do the math....
It turns out that it was money Saddam had scammed from us during the oil for food program we had going w/ him before the war. Not being able to keep it a secret from other soldiers was their BIG downfall however. Both tried to hide some of the boxes in the Tigris River to recover w/ scuba gear later. And some was stuffed into the top of a cabbage palm. Within a day roughly 12 other soldiers were told of the incredible cache only 1 of whom spoiled the fun by saying the money had to be "secured" and hauled out. This was done shortly after w/ the aid of tanks. Problem is, roughly $10 Million (2 & 1/2 boxes) was unaccounted for except for the above mentioned fate of two boxes. Some of the money managed to make it home in the mail to family members. From other involved soldiers.
The 2 original soldiers and around 5 others were charged w/ the military version of felonious conduct and court martialed.... One of the main two ended up divorced, in bankruptcy and on several anti-depressants back in the states during the time of the 'GQ' interview with him.
Now, the BIG and obvious question here is: WHAT WOULD YOU CAGEY VETERANS OF T-NET HAVE DONE IN THESE GUYS' SHOES
HH
-spyguy
I read an intriguing article 2 years or so ago in 'GQ' magazine. A reputable journalistic source by anybody's standards....
Here's the nub of it: During the first year of our occupation of Iraq 2 soldiers operating as part of a 'requisition unit' stumbled on the find of 10 lifetimes. In layman's terms "requisition" means finding and stealing things during wartime that might be valuable to the U.S. cause. Anyway, these two guys came across a small non-descript, but boarded & locked up (not booby trapped) home. Curious, they broke in to see what was inside and walking into a bedroom found 100 large metal boxes w/ the plastic type of cording used on stuff like refrigerators @ warehouses. Breaking one open they found it stuffed to the gills w/ U.S. $100 bills!!!!!! Each one of the 100 boxes found contained a staggering $4 Million in Uncle Sam greenbacks --- do the math....
It turns out that it was money Saddam had scammed from us during the oil for food program we had going w/ him before the war. Not being able to keep it a secret from other soldiers was their BIG downfall however. Both tried to hide some of the boxes in the Tigris River to recover w/ scuba gear later. And some was stuffed into the top of a cabbage palm. Within a day roughly 12 other soldiers were told of the incredible cache only 1 of whom spoiled the fun by saying the money had to be "secured" and hauled out. This was done shortly after w/ the aid of tanks. Problem is, roughly $10 Million (2 & 1/2 boxes) was unaccounted for except for the above mentioned fate of two boxes. Some of the money managed to make it home in the mail to family members. From other involved soldiers. The 2 original soldiers and around 5 others were charged w/ the military version of felonious conduct and court martialed.... One of the main two ended up divorced, in bankruptcy and on several anti-depressants back in the states during the time of the 'GQ' interview with him.
Now, the BIG and obvious question here is: WHAT WOULD YOU CAGEY VETERANS OF T-NET HAVE DONE IN THESE GUYS' SHOES
HH
-spyguy
