Heist!

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.”

“The bank robbery is considered one of the most massive thefts to ever happen in Iraq,” the source continued. (Except for the looting of the national library, the "missing" billions of $$ last seen in the grubby mitts of Halliburton, and in fact, this whole bloody war.)

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And be sure to note this:

While the sum of $282 million is massive, especially by Iraqi standards, it would fund less than one day of US expenses for operations in Iraq. (Just by a little.)

Time to end this travesty!