A former Iraqi official estimated yesterday that more than $13 billion meant for reconstruction projects in Iraq was wasted or stolen through elaborate fraud schemes....
He said a report that went to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top Iraqi officials was never published because "nobody cares" about investigating such cases.
[From $13 Billion in Iraq Aid Wasted Or Stolen, Ex-Investigator Says - washingtonpost.com]
Hey, a billion here, a billion there - pretty soon you're talking about real money, ya know?
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