1. Going after Saddam's cash.
- Author
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Auster, Bruce B. and Pound, Edward T.
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HIDDEN reserves (Accounting) , *MONEY , *BANK accounts , *HOARDING of money , *ASSETS (Accounting) ,IRAQI politics & government - Abstract
Reports that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's regime has intensified efforts to hide money in offshore accounts, according to a senior U.S. official. Global search for Hussein's illicit fortune; Strategy to win the peace by giving the money back to the Iraqi people; Belief that the holdings of Hussein and his sons are hidden in bank accounts; Attempts to freeze assets; How Hussein's regime manipulated the United Nation's oil-for-food initiative; Search for the so-called blood money.
- Published
- 2003