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The Shady Connections of a Retired U.S. General Who Made It Rain in Iraq
GOLD RUSH
The war hero became a shrewd businessman, but in Iraq it’s hard to do big business without making some highly dubious connections.
Zack Kopplin
Irvin McCullough
Published
Jul. 24 2019
5:15AM EDT
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