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US vows to trace the origin of Iraq millions

SECRET STASH Over US$600 million in American currency was found hidden in Iraq. It must now be determined if the money is authentic, and if so, where it came from

AP , WASHINGTON

Gurule said a close look at this program might be one way of trying to figure out how the US currency that was found stashed in Iraq got there.

"I would want to look at the records that pertain to this particular program. What the UN authorized and when, and see if I could match that up with Iraqi records and see if there are some glaring discrepancies," Gurule said.

There also is the possibility that some of the US currency found in Iraq may have come from legitimate means of some sort, said experts.

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