U.S. negotiators say Iraq must sign a bi-lateral security deal or lose billions in oil revenue…

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*Much, much more…

The US is holding hostage some $50bn of Iraq's money to pressure the Iraqi government into signing an agreement seen by many Iraqis as prolonging the US occupation indefinitely, according to…