Iraq to arrest 1,000 'corrupt' officials

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Source: BBC

Iraq's anti-corruption watchdog says arrest warrants have been issued for some 1,000 allegedly corrupt officials.

Few details were disclosed, but the Commission on Public Integrity said at least 50 were senior figures.

The commission has previously said the most serious complaints concern the trade ministry, where officials allegedly took bribes for contracts.

This week Prime Minister Nouri Maliki accepted the resignation of his trade minister over corruption accusations.



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8070721.stm

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Sounds like it's only Iraqi officials to be arrested. Too bad.

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. What does that represent, one city block?

[saigon68]

9. Start with this ass-wipe

[Oregone]

2. Are they starting in Iraq or in the States?

[RoccoR5955]

3. The New Republic is NOT a left wing publication....

Z Magizine is a left wing publication!

[Alamuti Lotus]

7. a grand huzzah for completely random post?

Presumably this fit in with another discussion..?

[rpannier]

4. 3:1 says almost all of them will be Sunni's

[jeff30997]

5. I totally agree. n/t

[mallard]

8. And to think ... our 'efforts' started out with ...

... trying to nail just one single corrupt official.

[Tempest]

11. You beat me to it

Maliki is quoted as saying he wants the Sunnis out of the government.

[Vidar]

6. Better than we do in the USA.

[Tempest]

10. $50 says they're mostly Sunnis

Maliki has made it clear he wants to marginalize the Sunni population and leave them with little or no representation in the government.

[No Elephants]

12. Democracy at its worst--oppressing a 35% minority.