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Steve Kroft Reports On Widespread Corruption In Iraq's Government
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- sistatee
You are wrong about cheneys bank account, it all goes to bush first then he pays his regime members - Reply to this comment
- The U.S. should create an "Iraq only" force, paid for with Iraqi oil revenues and stop the practice of committing U.S. forces to Iraq long term so that overall readiness can improve and U.S. forces can respond to other missions.
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- Iraq: State of Corruption? They''re just following the example the US has set!
Bush/Cheney''s plan to grab the oil back in 2001.
All the oil services contracts that go with it.
Illegal war and current occupation of Iraq.
Lying to America about the reasons.
Big no-bid contracts to Bush/Cheney crony companies. Waste, fraud and abuse by the same companies. Widespread use of mercenaries (Blackwater, etc)
$500+ BILLION spent so far (more like $3 Trillion long term)
$12 BILLION per month.
Iraq has learned well from its teacher. - Reply to this comment
- Posted by brianbwb at 12:01 AM : Apr 14, 2008
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I couldn''t have said that better.
You certainly hit that nail on the head! - Reply to this comment
- Posted by NAUcoming4U
The two concepts you have pointed out have been the mainstay of "Republican" governments ever since Nixon. This sociopathic mindset goes back way before Bush, or even Bush''s daddy, even back to Prescott, Who was making money selling airplane fuel to the Nazis.
The neocon philosophy has used this rationale to cut the budgets of, or "privatize" education, health care, food safety, telecommunications, transportation, and assistance for the less economically fortunate, while wasting trillions of dollars on "false flag" wars in Vietnam and Grenada, billions of dollars in aid to Israel, playing both sides of the Iran-Iraq war, and now the invasions of two sovereign states that are no threat to the US. - Reply to this comment
- Two statements that completely describes the Bush Regime:
- Peace is not profitable.
- Humanity is not economically feasible.
Those above statements completely describes everything the Bush Regime has conceived, supported, and implemented over the past 7 years of its existence. - Reply to this comment
- "Iraq: State Of Corruption"
Corrupt lies started it,
Corrupt war profiteering continues it.
Corrupt puppet governments were installed by the corrupt invading country.
Corrupt media coverage attempts to justify it.
Why then, should any rational, sane person expect anything else?
Posted by brianbwb at 11:23 PM : Apr 13, 2008
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Brian, your post and my previous one, goes hand-in-hand! - Reply to this comment
- "Iraq: State Of Corruption"
Corrupt lies started it,
Corrupt war profiteering continues it.
Corrupt puppet governments were installed by the corrupt invading country.
Corrupt media coverage attempts to justify it.
Why then, should any rational, sane person expect anything else? - Reply to this comment
- I am not one who usually re-posts my own comments, but this is a rare case where two articles deserve the same comment:
1. There is NO plan to end the war in Iraq.
2. There is NO plan to hand over peace keeping actions to NATO or UN joint forces.
3. There is NO plan to reduce or remove U.S. contractors (the catalyst for the money funneling).
4. There is NO plan to hold any of the U.S. contractors for any misdeeds they commit. Sure, our own soldiers will be tried and imprisoned if they slightly go beyond the "rules of engagement", but if a U.S. contractor "loses" millions of dollars or murders innocent Iraqi civilians... their actions are swept under the rug and the people responsible are given immunity by the Bush regime.
Not only was the Iraq war illegal from the very start, but it has been an ongoing crime, committed for over five years with no end in sight.
Posted by NAUcoming4U at 10:23 PM : Apr 13, 2008 - Reply to this comment
- It seems that an administration that governs the "greatest nation in the world" and does not manage the billions of dollars of tax paying citizens by not following the money trail in Iraq, most certainly has the values of the ministers of Iraq. And why is no one held accountable? Who put the prime minister in power and why?
at least it seems like some obivous hidden agendas going on here. To bad the best our administration had to say was I did not know! In military terms this (Iraq) would be termed a CF! - Reply to this comment
- One can''t help but wonder how much King Boy George is receiving in kick backs that will be laundered through his $500 Million "Presidential Library Fund."
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- Corruption - That''s George Bush''s and ******** Cheney''s specialty.
They know a thing or two about buying votes, giving no-bid contracts to your buddies.
And by the way, the "surge" is an exercise in corruption.
We pay the warlords and islamist hoodlums (with American taxpayers money) and they promise not to bomb us.
Corruption - That''s the Bush way!
Heckuva job, Liar-in-Chief! - Reply to this comment
- The Iraq corruption told by the Judge sounds like a blueprint of the current White House plan. Now it''s known that Bremmer got the US share of the Iraq money. When the Judge said the corruption was in every part of the Iraq government isn''t that what''s happening in the USA Government. Let''s see how many Bush appointees left office with corruption acts. Connie Rice is looking to be VP with McCain or continue as Secretary of State with Obama. Now she seems to know nothing when asked about crime in Iraq. She knew nothing about torture or 9/11. Yet the memo released shows she did and she lied under oath to the 9/11 Commission. The Judge was used as a front for the corrupt White House/Iraq Government. Right now Iraq Law Makers are putting their stolen money in off shore accounts. As for the Iraq Oil it''s being sold and the profits are going to US/Iraq Crime Team. Millions of barrels are done everyday and that''s why Cheney wants to continue the occupation. Iran and Iraq will join together and Iraq will be one of the riches countries. Both Iraq Leaders have met with Iran''s Leader and have agreed to work together. This invasion was not about WMD or Iraq Freedom it was about oil and control of Iraq Government.
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- This should be page one in every news paper. It needs answers from the administration and CORRECTIVE ACTIONS NOW. How could we allow our solders and treasures be used this way without even our Secretary of State knowing about this and not having an answer when asked about the situation?
Bennett Brachman - Reply to this comment
- Maliki must have graduated from the *** Cheney school of corruption.
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- Last I heared Vegas wasn''t touching that bet.
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- Looks as thought the bush administations plan is working. american democracy is alive and well in iraq. sounds an awful lot like the *** going on with out elected leaders, special interests and shall we not forget to mention the crooked stealing by big business in america.
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- The Iraqis have learned from the best when it comes to corruption...Bush and Cheney..Rice by the way is worthless as Secretary of State....she would not even make a good secretary!
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- President Grant can now rest easy. He no longer has the most corrupt administration in US history. I doubt that this record of malfeasense will ever be topped.
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- This corruption of Iraq is minisclue compared to the US corruption in Iraq.
Vote Obama and terminate Bush''s missionless, endless war (read defense and oil contractor pig trough)! - Reply to this comment
