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Article: “Iraqis Fly to Nearby Countries to Get Dollar as U.S. Cracks Down on Money Laundering”  …As the the US tries to stop the illegal flow of dollars into Iran, local money traders next door in Iraq are finding new ways to get hold of greenbacks as the local supply dries up in Iraq.  They are flying to nearby countries with stacks of bank cards to withdraw hard cash…At least 24 Iraqis carrying around 1,200 bank cards loaded with more than $5 million have been arrested…On Friday authorities detained another Iraq traveler trying to sneak out 300 bank cards in cigarette packs at the international airport in the central Iraqi city of Najaf…