Yeah, we used to say Iraq was corrupt, but the Iraqis assured us there was no country more corrupt than Afghanistan.
News flash, and I grieve this insight, the Number One, numero uno corrupt country in the world is America.
Petty corruption, not so much (e.g. cops taking bribes for no ticket, etc)
No, I'm ta…
Yeah, we used to say Iraq was corrupt, but the Iraqis assured us there was no country more corrupt than Afghanistan.
News flash, and I grieve this insight, the Number One, numero uno corrupt country in the world is America.
Petty corruption, not so much (e.g. cops taking bribes for no ticket, etc)
No, I'm talking about billion dollar corruption. Hell, Ukraine was just one big maytag for laundering tax dollar foreign aid back to congressmen, senators, and many, MANY, others. Ukraine may have had issues, America: "hold my beer, and will show you how this is really done.". 20% of our uranium to Russia?!
YGBSM.
Glenn Greenwald, after a brief hiatus, has a good piece touching on some of your thoughts and more. Well recommended:
I've heard from Afghan vets (US vets) that the amount of money/waste over there was simply mind boggling--and of course a lot of that was with the contractors. Money sinkhole, well before the great giveaway.
Nice piece, Mark, thank you.
Yeah, we used to say Iraq was corrupt, but the Iraqis assured us there was no country more corrupt than Afghanistan.
News flash, and I grieve this insight, the Number One, numero uno corrupt country in the world is America.
Petty corruption, not so much (e.g. cops taking bribes for no ticket, etc)
No, I'm talking about billion dollar corruption. Hell, Ukraine was just one big maytag for laundering tax dollar foreign aid back to congressmen, senators, and many, MANY, others. Ukraine may have had issues, America: "hold my beer, and will show you how this is really done.". 20% of our uranium to Russia?!
YGBSM.
Glenn Greenwald, after a brief hiatus, has a good piece touching on some of your thoughts and more. Well recommended:
https://greenwald.substack.com/p/the-neoliberal-war-on-dissent-in?utm_source=url
I've heard from Afghan vets (US vets) that the amount of money/waste over there was simply mind boggling--and of course a lot of that was with the contractors. Money sinkhole, well before the great giveaway.