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Thread #94202   Message #1821126
Posted By: Old Guy
28-Aug-06 - 07:29 PM
Thread Name: BS: Hezbollah's counterfeit generosity
Subject: RE: BS: Hezbollah's counterfeit generosity
Excellebt DF.

I think the counterfeit bills are printed in Iran. What happens when they hit a bank? Doesen't the depositor find out he has been ripped off and start some sort of legal action?

Maybe the fake bills are just use to make proprganda photos and footage.   

http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20060826-101825-7229r.htm

• "Hezbollah gives immediate relief to help Lebanese rebuild." An accompanying photograph shows a "Hezbollah official" dispensing $12,000 in brand new U.S. $50 and $100 bills to "victims of Israeli destruction." Another article said Hezbollah was handing out "dollars for Lebanese reconstruction faster than the American government can help those made homeless by hurricanes." It's remarkably effective propaganda -- apparently unchallenged by any media outlet or U.S. official. "Doesn't anyone in Washington remember that the Iranians have printed millions in high-quality counterfeit U.S. currency -- and made duplicate plates and paper for their friends in Pyongyang?" asked my friend. An inquiry to the State and Treasury Departments whether anyone knew if the "Hezbollah reconstruction aid dollars" were counterfeit essentially produced a shrug.