Posted on 09/23/2003 10:37:39 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:08:35 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The $65 million seized by U.S. officials from a Baghdad-bound airplane yesterday may be used to pay the relatives of those killed in the September 11 attacks.
Officials stymied the loading of the money after a federal court ordered that the cash remain in the United States until it can decided if it can be used to compensate the victim's families. The money was converted assets from the Saddam Hussein government.
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