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angrychair

(8,751 posts)
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 12:02 PM Mar 2016

Newest International Corruption Scandel touches Clinton

Unaoil is an small, Monaco-based, international company that "assist" huge international corporations win contracts in small, poorer nations known for their corrupted government officials.
There is an excellent article here from Huffington Post done in partnership with an Australian news service called Fairfax Media:
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/unaoil-bribery-scandal-corruption_us_56fa2b06e4b014d3fe2408b9
Regardless of how you feel about my OP, mine is but small part of a much bigger puzzle.
And at least one DU OP about it here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141397513

Fast-forward to 2010 and the growing attention of the US military and other US officials of the how massive corruption in Afghanistan was strongly contributing to the influence of the Taliban. So much attention, this happened:
"Chayes later began working for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, waging an internal war to persuade policymakers to focus on corruption. The issue ultimately reached the desk of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who largely dismissed it in a 2010 memo that remains classified.

She had an opportunity to address corruption in Afghanistan, corruption that disportportionly impacts poor women and children and legitimizes groups like the Taliban, but decided to pass.

This is why this election matters.

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Newest International Corruption Scandel touches Clinton (Original Post) angrychair Mar 2016 OP
The Afghan Gov't is one big bribe, and almost all of it US taxpayer provided. Bribes and bombs and leveymg Mar 2016 #1
Ah, but did she email it to friends? IdaBriggs Mar 2016 #2

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
1. The Afghan Gov't is one big bribe, and almost all of it US taxpayer provided. Bribes and bombs and
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 12:12 PM
Mar 2016

poppies. No wonder Clinton classified the memo.

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