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Article: Saddam diverted millions to families of Palestinian suicide bombers, officials say
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- November 17, 2004
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NEW YORK (AP) - Saddam Hussein diverted money from the U.N. oil-
for-food program to pay millions of dollars to families of
Palestinian suicide bombers who carried out attacks on Israel, say
congressional investigators who uncovered evidence of the money
trail.
The former Iraqi president tapped secret bank accounts in Jordan -
where he collected bribes from foreign companies and individuals
doing illicit business under the humanitarian program - to reward the
families up to $25,000 each, investigators told The Associated Press.
Documents prepared for today's hearing by the House International
Relations Committee outline the new findings about how Saddam
funneled money to the Palestinian ...