Iraq cb governor's complaints re Iraqi funds

A report from the BBC claims that Iraqi TV has broadcast an interview with the governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Issam Rashid Hwaish, in which he accused the US authorities of "an act of piracy" by seeking to take over Iraqi funds which had already been frozen by the UN.

A separate report from ABC News also concerning the Central Bank of Iraq is given below.

Hevesi Gives Iraqi Money to U.S. Government

New York state's comptroller will turn over more than $2 million in frozen assets of the

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