Some U.S. aid to Iraq bought ‘protection’ from militias, insurgents
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has determined that hundreds of millions of dollars in government funding was relayed to militias in Iraq. A U.S. government report asserted that 10 percent of $4 billion in relief and reconstruction aid was siphoned to unidentified Iraqi militias, including tribal groups. The report, quoting U.S. commanders, […]