Secret Iraq Corruption Report
Classified Iraq Corruption Report Leaks Online
Read it here.
Blotter’s take:
The State Department thinks the Iraqi government is larded with corrupt officials who protect their own at the expense of their country. But they don’t want you to know they think that.
Amid a clash with Congress over details on the problem of corruption in Iraq, the State Department classified a previously unclassified new report which details the pervasiveness of fraud, intimidation and misdirection within Iraqi ministries.
However, the “Secret” stamp appears to have come down too late: a watchdog group obtained an early version of the report, stamped “Sensitive but Unclassified,” and published it online.
Iraqi officials’ malfeasance undermines the legitimacy of the Iraqi government and hamstrings its anti-corruption efforts, according to the version of the State Department report posted by the Federation of American Scientists, the group which made the document public.
“Currently, Iraq is not capable of even rudimentary enforcement of anti-corruption laws,” it states.
How bad is it? Routine investigative reports by government anti-corruption watchdogs “cannot be trusted to truthfully reveal criminal activity against anyone protected by the violent or the powerful.”
The Anti-Corruption Czar refuses to disclose his own financial holdings.
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Damn good thing nuthin like that corruption stuff goes on in this country.
September 28th, 2007 at 4:34 amDemocracy must be built from the bottom up. Educate the provinces, empower the people and hang the corrupt. Gee, I wonder if that would work here?
September 28th, 2007 at 5:43 amSo, the surge has worked to the point that they have the same type of government officials as we do. We can pull the troops and invade Iran now. KEWL!!!!
September 28th, 2007 at 5:53 am“The State Department thinks the Iraqi government is larded with corrupt officials who protect their own at the expense of their country. But they don’t want you to know they think that.”
Sound like a perfect description of the Democratic Party.
September 28th, 2007 at 6:13 amWell shit, I guess we should cleanse our own government too!
September 28th, 2007 at 10:57 am