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Arvarden

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Us Money Is 'squandered' In Iraq
« on: January 31, 2007, 05:55:00 AM »
Not.

"Millions of dollars in US rebuilding funds have been wasted in Iraq, US auditors say in a report which warns corruption in the country is rife.

One case involved a payment by the US State Department of $43.8m to a contractor, DynCorp International, for a residential camp for police trainers outside the Adnan Palace grounds in Baghdad. The camp has never been used.   The Iraqi Interior Ministry ordered $4.2m of work there, never authorised by the State Department, that included 20 trailers for important visitors and an Olympic-size swimming pool.

Another example cited in the report is $36.4m spent by US officials on armoured vehicles, body armour and communications equipment that cannot be accounted for because invoices were vague and there was no back-up documentation."

http://news.bbc.co.u...ast/6316057.stm

Maybe the auditors should look a little closer to home before accusing there friends of corruption. Don't you just love the blame game?
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