Gimme a break!! Just watch Fahrenheit 9/11. You'll surely be enlightened Mr. Chaney. Look at the mirror first, and you'll see the dirt on your face.
You don’t believe me? Check these out: 1. http://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/corruptreport.pdf 2. http://www.exile.ru/2002-July-26/corruption_united_states_presidentstyle .html And do you know who is the most powerful corrupt official in the whole world today is? I'll give you a hint: his surname starts with a B, and ends with an USH? Got it? Americans thrive on other's weaknesses and they do make a living out of it. Just take the Iraq war. What's your purpose? Where are the WMDs? The Americans just said, ooopppss... sorry, its our mistake... anyway, we got Saddam and his sons... We have our own preferences just like you. We can make or break power in government, not like America where civilian authority is always under your government's. Here in the Philippines, the civilian authority is always supreme!! Jon Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! ---- Regarding the lack of corruption in the US... if Halliburton's $7Billion unbid contracts in Iraq aren't a form of corruption, then I don't know what is.. and I don't see Dick Cheney languishing behind bars or flipping Big Macs. :D I think the level of corruption in 1st World economies is also high: there have been corruption scandals in France and Germany. BUT --- 1) these economies can "absorb" some corruption, e.g. 20% of GDP, without hurting too much since they're robust 2) the corruption occurs not at the "retail" level so there's no public indignation Of course in the Philippines the corruption level exceeds 70%, AND it's a poor country, AND "enterprising" officials bring it down to the retail level, so the situation is much worse. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.9 - Release Date: 1/6/2005 --- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this Internet message is confidential and intended only for the use of the individual or entity identified. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of the information contained in this Internet message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately. Poveda Learning Centre http://www.plc.edu.ph -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
