Friday, January 27, 2006
The US Spending Spree In Iraq.
AN AUDIT of US reconstruction spending in Iraq has uncovered spectacular misuse of tens of millions of dollars in cash, including bundles of money stashed in filing cabinets, a US soldier who gambled away thousands and stacks of newly minted notes distributed without receipts.
Considering the plight of Iraq and the Iraqi people this makes pretty obscene reading.
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$108,140 paid to contractor to refurbish Olympic swimming pool in Hilla. Work never done.
$662,800 paid to repair Hilla hospital. Much of work never done, including renewing central lift. Three people later died when lift crashed.
$40,000 gambled away by US soldier assigned as assistant to Iraqi Olympic boxing team on trip to Philippines.
$2 million locked in a the bathroom safe of a US official.
$678,000 stashed away in an unlocked foot locker.
$473,000 paid for internet installation in Ramadi. Work never done.
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Considering the plight of Iraq and the Iraqi people this makes pretty obscene reading.
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$108,140 paid to contractor to refurbish Olympic swimming pool in Hilla. Work never done.
$662,800 paid to repair Hilla hospital. Much of work never done, including renewing central lift. Three people later died when lift crashed.
$40,000 gambled away by US soldier assigned as assistant to Iraqi Olympic boxing team on trip to Philippines.
$2 million locked in a the bathroom safe of a US official.
$678,000 stashed away in an unlocked foot locker.
$473,000 paid for internet installation in Ramadi. Work never done.
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I think the level of fraud under US control in Iraq would dwarf the "Oil for food scandal" the Americans seem to be so engaged in finding out about.
An audit published in January 2005 found that nearly $9 billion of Iraqi money has been unaccounted for, no doubt that figure has increased:
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/30/iraq.audit/
What else can we expect though from the bunch of criminals, and corrupt liars?
An audit published in January 2005 found that nearly $9 billion of Iraqi money has been unaccounted for, no doubt that figure has increased:
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/30/iraq.audit/
What else can we expect though from the bunch of criminals, and corrupt liars?
Thanks Voice 1.
Didn't know about this until the other day, and really found it shocking. But you are right - I guess it IS all that we can expect.
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Didn't know about this until the other day, and really found it shocking. But you are right - I guess it IS all that we can expect.
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