File it under “sublimely ridiculous.”
In wake of the US announcement that nearly seven billion dollars destined for reconstruction in Iraq had been stolen — not just mislaid in an accounting miscue — Iraqi lawmakers are demanding the return of $17 billion they say was stolen since 2003.
The parliament’s totally legitimate and absolutely incontestable “Integrity Committee” has called the alleged theft a “financial crime,” while bemoaning its lack of recourse given America’s position atop the UN Security Council.
Wonderful to learn that the only folks suffering from the running count of the total monies invested, lost or otherwise wasted in the war effort and subsequent occupation ($783,000,000,000 or something, by the way…) aren’t the American taxpayers.
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In mid-May the Irish political party, Sinn Féin, won the plurality of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Many American readers might not fully understand the significance of Sinn Féin’s political victory- but rest assured that subjects of the United Kingdom and a wide range of political movements the world over have heard the message […]
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On the weekend of March 26th, the notorious MS-13 gang went on a massive killing spree in El Salvador which left more than 70 people dead by Sunday. Even for a country where powerful gangs hold massive sway, this recent tragedy stands out considering that it was the bloodiest day on record since the civil […]
