US report on Iraq corruption made public

AFP
A damning report by the US embassy detailing corruption in the Iraqi government was made public on Friday, days ahead of a meeting between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and US President George W. Bush. The draft report, posted on the IraqSlogger.com website, paints a grim picture of graft in all government departments, many of which, it says, are controlled by criminal gangs and militia. Maliki's office, it says, has shown an "open hostility" to allowing independent investigators to probe corruption cases. Government corruption is expected to be on the agenda when Maliki and Bush, who has frequently urged the Iraqi government to do more to effect political reconciliation and rein in graft, meet in New York next week at the United Nations General Assembly....
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