The $1 Billion Bank Heist Nobody Talks About

On the eve of the Iraq War, nearly $1 billion in cash was removed from Iraq’s Central Bank. On March 18, 2003, Saddam Hussein’s son Qusay was sent to collect hundreds of millions in U.S. dollars and euros. Days later, U.S. forces discovered enormous cash caches hidden around Baghdad — including $656 million in a single compound. But one question remained: Where did the rest of the money go? This is the strange story of Iraq’s missing billions, the fall of Saddam Hussein, and one of the most controversial financial mysteries of the Iraq War. What do you think happened to the missing money?