Iraq reconstruction hampered by fraud

[lovuian]

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Iraq reconstruction hampered by fraud
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Big News Network.com Tuesday 2nd November, 2004

Lawlessness and corruption are hampering reconstruction efforts in Iraq, U.S. Inspector General Stuart Bowen said.

In his latest quarterly report, Bowen said allegations have surfaced of large-scale embezzlement, robberies perpetrated by Iraqi police and even payoffs to U.S. military personnel who aided in theft, the Washington Post reports.

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Just watching our taxpayers money flushed down the Iraqi toilet!!!

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. If chimp were to "win" look forward to 4 more years of this

They would sink the good ol' USA

[Out the Parasites]

2. hmmm.....sounds like everything is going well, just like here

his master plan is working...just look the other way! Freedom for Fraud is on the march and the world is watching. Ugh

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

[Squeech]

3. This is news?

Does nobody remember how, during our heroic drive to Baghdad at top speed, the troops ran out of simple things like water? Apparently it was too difficult for Halliburton to keep up with those incredibly fast tanks and personnel carriers to deliver the stuff they were contracted to supply.

Do I have to start a punk band called "Sailboat Fuel?"