Iraqi Anti-Corruption Head: Graft Worse Than Under Saddam (Iraq 4th Most Corrupt Nation In World)

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Iraqi anti-corruption head says graft worse than in Saddam's time

Mar 8, 2007, 9:31 GMT

Cairo - Corruption in Iraq is now worse than it was during Saddam Hussein's regime, the Chairman of Iraq's Commission on Public Integrity (CPI), Radhi Hamza al-Radhi, said in an interview published Thursday in the Arabic-language Asharq Alawsat newspaper.

'There are eight ministers and 40 general directors against whom corruption charges have been brought and they had all fled abroad,' he said. According to Al-Radhi, the commission was currently investigating the embezzlement of public funds to the tune of eight billion US dollars.

Independent observers in Baghdad report that it is very difficult to find an official who will discharge a public service without a bribe.

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In the latest corruption index of the Organization Transparency International, Iraq was found to be the fourth most corrupt country in the world.

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1. And We're Number 1!

If anyone calculates it accurately, that is.

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2. Mission Accomplished!

Everyone associated with the Bush/Cheney crime families are making out like bandits.

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3. Iraq is behind the U$!?! eom

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4. .