I'm hearing that the ISIS thugs stole 400+ million dollars from the bank in Mosul.
That can buy a whole bunch of milk and honey....I don't know the price of 72 virgins so that is anyone's guess.
But imagine that.
400+ million dollars in the hands of terrorists. Even if they divide it all between the 800 fighters that's a real nice payday. Inside a civil war we just saw the biggest theft in modern history..
UPDATE...via International Business Times...
That can buy a whole bunch of milk and honey....I don't know the price of 72 virgins so that is anyone's guess.
But imagine that.
400+ million dollars in the hands of terrorists. Even if they divide it all between the 800 fighters that's a real nice payday. Inside a civil war we just saw the biggest theft in modern history..
UPDATE...via International Business Times...
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shams (Isis) has become the richest terror group ever after looting 500 billion Iraqi dinars - the equivalent of $429m (£256m) - from Mosul's central bank, according to the regional governor.Yep. Read it and weep!
Nineveh governor Atheel al-Nujaifi confirmed Kurdish televison reports that Isis militants had stolen millions from numerous banks across Mosul. A large quantity of gold bullion is also believed to have been stolen.
Following the siege of the country's second city, the bounty collected by the group has left it richer than al-Qaeda itself and as wealthy as small nations such as Tonga, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands and the Falkland Islands.
Are you serious?
ReplyDeletequite serious. i'll find a link.
DeleteWith the amount of corruption in Iraq, I bet the money dissapeared before ISIS got its hands on it.
ReplyDeleteOr on the flip side.......maybe there were 1 billion dollars there and because of corruption, ISIS could get its hands on only 400 million.
DeleteWell, i guess we can wait for a major atack in a few months.
ReplyDeleteDepends on which part of the world you are living in. If its the US, the chances of a Islamic Terror attack are miniscule. Thats one thing USA got bang on right after 9/11. Its Fortress America. If you live anywhere else, well, its all relative.
DeleteIndia- Once a month attack. Ferocity/death toll vary with each attack.
Pakistan- Twice a Week almost. Picks up when a certain Danish Cartoon comes up.
EU-Once or twice a year. Again, ferocity/deathtoll varies. So does the very act of terrorism
Canada- You gotta be kiddin me. Frostbite be thy terrorist.
USA- Just one Islamic related Terror attack (Boston Marathon) since 9/11. Thats 1 in over 13 years. Thats freedom. Thats the PATRIOT Act.
Middle East- One mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter. And freedom is daily.
I live in Brazil, so it's unlikely something happens over here ( perhaps with the world cup and the olimpycs... )
DeleteI was talking about USA and Europe, even with all the surveilance some dudes with some pots did some damage at Boston...
Imagine what a big terrorist organization can do with 400 million US dollars...
ISIS has painted a big red target on their asses with all that much money. It wouldnt take intelligence agencies that long to find that much amount of cash. And even if CIA doesnt find that money, some Greedy Wall Street Mofo certainly will.
DeleteTally so far :
ReplyDeleteUp to 1,000 soldiers and officers captured, here they are being paraded around
up to 800 million dollars in cash,
8 helicopters, including 2 «BlackHawk»;
Two military aircraft and one civilian,
30 "Hammer" with ext. protection,
10 tanks and armored personnel carriers,
Soldiers and officers captured, here they are being paraded around
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0sa9ro4mZs
Iraqi dinnars ... The gold quantity is what matters .
ReplyDeleteDid they manage to get the money outise of the city.
If the currency is iraqi dinnars, that means it should be fairly new banknotes so possibly they should be marked .