Reply #3: Look who's calling whom corrupt [View All]

[Carolab]

In other discussions, Secretary of State Colin Powell urged nations to "advance democratic governance and economic growth in this region" by fighting corruption.

"Corruption is deeply destructive of our people's faith in democracy," he said Monday during a debate on the general assembly's final document. "Corruption scares off investors, denying countries the money they need to lift themselves out of poverty and onto the road to sustainable development."

The document, signed by 34 foreign ministers or heads of delegations, recognizes "that corruption has a serious impact on public and private institutions, weakens economic growth and impinges upon the needs and fundamental interests of a country's most vulnerable social groups."

I'm sorry--but since D.C. is THE WORLD CAPITOL OF CORRUPTION, this is just a tiny bit hypocritical, isn't it??