Iraq to arrest 1,000 'corrupt' officials

eppur_se_muova

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Wed May-27-09 06:30 PM
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Iraq to arrest 1,000 'corrupt' officials

Source: BBC

Iraq's anti-corruption watchdog says arrest warrants have been issued for some 1,000 allegedly corrupt officials.

Few details were disclosed, but the Commission on Public Integrity said at least 50 were senior figures.

The commission has previously said the most serious complaints concern the trade ministry, where officials allegedly took bribes for contracts.

This week Prime Minister Nouri Maliki accepted the resignation of his trade minister over corruption accusations.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8070721.stm

Sounds like it's only Iraqi officials to be arrested. Too bad.

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TheCowsCameHome

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Wed May-27-09 06:38 PM
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1. What does that represent, one city block?

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saigon68

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Thu May-28-09 06:01 AM
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9. Start with this ass-wipe

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Oregone

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Wed May-27-09 06:48 PM
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2. Are they starting in Iraq or in the States?

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RoccoR5955

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Wed May-27-09 06:51 PM
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3. The New Republic is NOT a left wing publication....

Z Magizine is a left wing publication!

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Alamuti Lotus

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Thu May-28-09 01:02 AM
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7. a grand huzzah for completely random post?

Presumably this fit in with another discussion..?

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rpannier

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Wed May-27-09 06:57 PM
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4. 3:1 says almost all of them will be Sunni's

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jeff30997

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Wed May-27-09 08:05 PM
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5. I totally agree. n/t

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mallard

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Thu May-28-09 03:39 AM
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8. And to think ... our 'efforts' started out with ...

... trying to nail just one single corrupt official.

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Tempest

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Thu May-28-09 10:09 AM
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11. You beat me to it

Maliki is quoted as saying he wants the Sunnis out of the government.

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Vidar

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Thu May-28-09 12:58 AM
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6. Better than we do in the USA.

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Tempest

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Thu May-28-09 10:09 AM
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10. $50 says they're mostly Sunnis

Maliki has made it clear he wants to marginalize the Sunni population and leave them with little or no representation in the government.

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No Elephants

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Thu May-28-09 02:20 PM
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12. Democracy at its worst--oppressing a 35% minority.

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