Thursday, April 5, 2007

Iraq loses $8 billion through corruption

Iraq loses $8 billion through corruption (AP)

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in Washington, February 23, 2007. Gates on Wednesday warned that limiting troops' activities in Iraq and withdrawing from Baghdad could lead to 'ethnic cleansing' in the capital and elsewhere in the country. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)AP - Iraq's top corruption fighter said Wednesday that $8 billion in government money was wasted or stolen over the past three years and claimed he was threatened with death after opening an investigation into scores of Oil Ministry employees.


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