Report: Iraq Is No. 3 in Corruption

[rodeodance]

Source: US news




http://www.usnews.com/blogs/news-desk/2007/09/26/report-iraq-is-no-3-in-corruption.html?s_cid=rss:report-iraq-is-no-3-in-corruption.html

Report: Iraq Is No. 3 in Corruption
September 26, 2007 09:54 AM ET | Permanent Link

In the perpetual evaluation of how much (or how little) progress Iraq is making these days, the government in Baghdad faces another unwanted superlative—third most corrupt country in the world.

Iraq ranks above only lawless Somalia and the repressive regime in Burma for the perceived level of corruption among the 179 countries analyzed in the annual survey by Transparency International. Iraq scored even lower than it did last year, somehow managing to outdo even a notorious offender like Haiti.

Iraq's ranking is another reminder that the U.S.-led rebuilding effort still has a long way to go toward creating a functioning government that can manage its own affairs, a key prerequisite for an eventual U.S. troop withdrawal.

The news for Afghanistan, the site of another large U.S. aid effort, is not much better. Kabul was tied for 172nd place with Sudan and Chad.

Read more: http://www.usnews.com/blogs/news-desk/2007/09/26/report-iraq-is-no-3-in-corruption.html?s_cid=rss:report-iraq-is-no-3-in-corruption.html

[tchunter]

1. the US ranked 20th least corrupt between france and belgium

while denmark is the least corrupt followed by most of nordic countries, canada, singapore and new zealand in the top 10

[pattmarty]

2. Wait until the next rankings come out. Can u say Katrina, Blackwater, Haliburton?

[qwlauren35]

3. I wonder how they judge.

There are pockets of America that could probably give Iraq a run for its money when it comes to corruption.

[liberal renegade]

5. That would be Cheney's pockets!

[dickbearton]

4. Ya right, over a million dead in Bush's Iraq...

The Criminal Bush has turned America into a criminal nation.

[nightrider767]

6. So now we know about Iraq

It's no wonder iceland has announced that it will be pulling it's troop out of Iraq.

ALL ONE OF THEM!

[SpikeTss]

7. Mission accomplished [nT]