4.15.2008

Iraqi government corruption funds insurgents who kill Americans

Which is kinda the flip side of US government corruption funding contractors who kill Iraqis. - Ed.

The government of Iraq is facing many challenges to its ability to run the country, both internal and external. According to a new report by 60 Minutes, "one of the biggest problems is corruption, which is robust even by Middle Eastern standards."

"Bribery and outright theft are flourishing in virtually every Iraqi ministry," notes CBS's Steve Kroft, "and some of those ill-gotten gains are being used to kill American troops."

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