White House backs Treasury view that Russia's Putin is corrupt

[uhnope]

Source: Reuters

A U.S. Treasury official's assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin is corrupt "best reflects the administration's view," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters at a daily briefing on Thursday.

Earlier this week, the BBC reported that Adam Szubin, acting Treasury secretary for terrorism and financial crimes, said in an interview the United States considers Putin corrupt. The Kremlin later described the remarks as an "official accusation."

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-treasury-whitehouse-idUSKCN0V62K6

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This documentary comes from a huge investigation by the Anti-Corruption Foundation,, led by Russian opposition hero Alexey Navalny (a brave man to keep pushing ahead while so many others have been murdered.)

Translated into English so you can have a “representative sample” of how corruption rules at the highest levels of power in Russia.

[swilton]

1. So?

When is being uncorrupt a litmus test for politicians - at home and abroad?

Further, when is corruption a litmus test for giving foreign leaders aid or propping them up/and or installing them as puppets?

[Punx]

2. People in Glass houses...

It's all a matter of degree...

[840high]

4. I was just going to post this.

[Dont call me Shirley]

3. Whitehouse backs Treasury view that America's businesses and legislature are corrupt. That

would be one big headline! LOL!