Traducción en #1 | Uno de los dirigentes que encabezan la lucha contra la corrupción en Iraq afirma con exasperación en su oficina que “No hay solución. Todo el mundo es corrupto, de arriba abajo de la sociedad. Todo el mundo. Incluido yo”. Esta afirmación de Mishan al Yaburi en el curso de una conversación sobre la fallida gobernabilidad de Iraq resulta inquietante. “Al menos yo soy honesto al respecto. Alguien me ofreció 5 millones de dólares para que dejara de investigarle. Los acepté y seguí con su procesamiento".
"Iraq has one of the biggest per capita public payrolls in the world, roughly 7 million people from a population of just over 21 million, and it is here that Zebari believes much of the systemic corruption is hidden. “Our biggest issue is ghost soldiers,” he said. “There are maybe $500-$600m in salaries being paid to soldiers who don’t exist. There are so many outlets for this money to go without any accountability. In such cases, the salaries are instead collected by officers. In other cases, soldiers pay officers half their salaries so they don’t have to show up for duty."
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"Iraq has one of the biggest per capita public payrolls in the world, roughly 7 million people from a population of just over 21 million, and it is here that Zebari believes much of the systemic corruption is hidden. “Our biggest issue is ghost soldiers,” he said. “There are maybe $500-$600m in salaries being paid to soldiers who don’t exist. There are so many outlets for this money to go without any accountability. In such cases, the salaries are instead collected by officers. In other cases, soldiers pay officers half their salaries so they don’t have to show up for duty."
Traducción: http://rebelion.org/noticia.php?id=209341