‘Untouchable’ corruption in Iraq ministries

[RamboLiberal]

Source: MSNBC

Desperate shortages of drugs and medical supplies in Baghdad's overcrowded hospitals are confronting the victims of violence. But the shortages are not because of a lack of money.

Medicines and supplies have been siphoned off and sold elsewhere because of corruption in the Iraqi government's Ministry of Health, according to a draft U.S. government report obtained by NBC News.

The report, written by U.S. advisers to Iraq's anti-corruption agency, analyzes corruption in 12 ministries and finds devastating and grim problems: "Corruption protected by senior members of the Iraqi government," the report said, "remains untouchable."

One potential problem, according to the report, is in the office of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

The report said that "the prime minister’s office has on a number of occasions intervened on cases involving political supporters."


Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20043428/

[NanceGreggs]

1. Well, well, whadda ya know!

"Corruption protected by senior members of the Iraqi government."

"The prime minister’s office has on a number of occasions intervened in cases involving political supporters."

Didn't take long to learn the ins-and-outs of Bush-style democracy, did it?

[TheMadMonk]

2. Give the lady a Duzy. Jeff.

[tanyev]

3. Learned well from the Republicans, they have.

[Doctor_J]

4. Yes, the Maliki doesn't fall far from the tree

How much you wanna bet Cheney is making money off of this?

[saigon68]

5. Yes--- the old "Halliburton" Connection