Sunday, August 02, 2009

Iraqi army officers vs. security guards

Iraqi army officers pulled $4.8-million bank heist, police say (Los Angeles Times)
Members of an elite military unit have been arrested and the money has been recovered, authorities say. The episode fuels fears that internal corruption may be the nation's biggest security threat. When thieves shot dead eight guards and made off with $4.8 million in one of Iraq's biggest ever bank heists last week, fingers quickly pointed at the Sunni-led insurgency.

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