Power corrupts. Government is power. If you want to stop corruption, stop government systems of rule. It doesn't get simpler than that.
On Aug 13, 10:10 am, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: > Which is emblematic of why the UN is a broken system -- it pays > tyrants bribes to do humanitarian work and pretends it is morally > superior... Instead it just created a culture of corruption... > > http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/korea/articles/20090813.aspx > > > > >>> The UN has been caught again, paying large bribes, using money donated to > >>> purchase food for starving North Koreans, to the North Korean government. > >>> This time, the scam involved inflated shipping fees and the use of North > >>> Korean government owned shipping companies to move donated food from a > >>> Chinese port to a North Korea port. This arrangement was intended to > >>> provide the North Korean government with over $100 million, as well as a > >>> kickback to the UN. Earlier scams like this have made it increasingly > >>> difficult for the UN to raise money from international donors to feed > >>> hungry North Koreans. Much evidence has accumulated indicating that a lot > >>> of the food aid to North Korea has been diverted (either to the North > >>> Korean military, or local and Chinese markets for resale.) North Korea > >>> has recently imposed more restrictions on UN distribution of food, making > >>> it more difficult to detect these thefts. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
