http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/2010/01/exporting-corruption-34-of-afghan-corruption-cases-involve-westerners/ Rethinking our policy toward Afghanistan requires vigorous public debate and Congressional oversight. Every major war or military action since World War II has come under the microscope of Congressional oversight hearings Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:05:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/2010/01/exporting-corruption-34-of-afghan-corruption-cases-involve-westerners/comment-page-1/#comment-1660 Odds and ends for 1/20 « Blog on the Run: Reloaded Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:46:57 +0000 http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/?p=1266#comment-1660 [...] Things you should know about Afghanistan: Bribery is 23% of GDP, and the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction says that about three-fourths of its investigations involve at least one Westerner. [...] [...] Things you should know about Afghanistan: Bribery is 23% of GDP, and the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction says that about three-fourths of its investigations involve at least one Westerner. [...]

]]> http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/2010/01/exporting-corruption-34-of-afghan-corruption-cases-involve-westerners/comment-page-1/#comment-1655 In Afghanistan War’s Shadow, Government Corruption Thrives While the People Starve – Rethink Afghanistan War Blog Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:20:33 +0000 http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/?p=1266#comment-1655 [...] Corruption is flowering in the shadow of the Afghanistan war. A new report published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reveals that bribery consumes an amount equal to 23 percent of the GDP of Afghanistan. Afghans are forced by corrupt government culture to pay more than a third of their income in bribes. Earlier this month, the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction reported that 3/4 of all their active corruption investigations involved at least one Westerner. [...] [...] Corruption is flowering in the shadow of the Afghanistan war. A new report published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reveals that bribery consumes an amount equal to 23 percent of the GDP of Afghanistan. Afghans are forced by corrupt government culture to pay more than a third of their income in bribes. Earlier this month, the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction reported that 3/4 of all their active corruption investigations involved at least one Westerner. [...]

]]> http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/2010/01/exporting-corruption-34-of-afghan-corruption-cases-involve-westerners/comment-page-1/#comment-1521 Rethink Afghanistan: 3/4 Of Afghan Corruption Cases Involve Westerners (VIDEO) | Deconstructing The News Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:03:32 +0000 http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/?p=1266#comment-1521 [...] the video from Rethink Afghanistan for more [...] [...] the video from Rethink Afghanistan for more [...]

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