Iraq corruption 'costs billions'

[deadparrot]

Corruption within the Iraqi government is costing the country billions of dollars, the US official monitoring reconstruction in Iraq has said.

Stuart Bowen told the BBC that Iraq was facing a second insurgency of corruption and mismanagement.

He said Iraqi government corruption could amount to $4bn (£2.1bn) a year, over 10% of the national income, with some money going to the insurgency.

Many government workers also lack the skills to manage funds, Mr Bowen said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6131290.stm

[poofer]

1. Mothers of veterans

I talked to a mother this morning whose son just came home, (after 2 brainwashings). She said her son told her that they needed t-shirts badly.It is so hot they literally rot on their bodies. Her son was in Afghanistan and twice in Iraq. No armor on their vehicles. Where is all that money??

[saigon68]

2. HE SHOULD GET OUT OF THE SERVICE

HE IS A TOOL USED BY THE NEOCONS

[luckyleftyme2]

3. LISTEN TO THIS MAN

HOW many of us has seen this same mentality kill our felLow man while they get fat at the trough?
korea,and niem was wasted lives so the few could prosper!

NO MORE LETS GET IN THERE AND CLEAN IT UP.
IT'S TIME FOR OUR YOUNG COMRADES TO COME HOME!

[luckyleftyme2]

4. LISTEN TO THE MAN

KOREA ,AND NIEM WAS RUN BY CIVILIANS -THE CONFLICTS ENDED IN A NEGOIATED PEACE.
WHILE OUR YOUNG MEN DIED,A FEW PROSPERED.
IT'S TIME TO BRING OUR BOYS HOME!

[DoYouEverWonder]

6. Please PM me info

where I can send shirts.

I'm a screen printer and I have cases of 'dud' shirts they can have.

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. We could have given every Iraqi

a million dollars and they'd be too busy building McMansions and mosques to bother killing each other.