Corruption blamed as cholera rips through Iraq
The scandal is a reflection of the the way Iraqi politics works. The ruling parties monopolise jobs and contracts. It is impossible to find work at any level in most ministries without a letter of commendation from one of the parties in the government. The enormous Iraqi government apparatus, ...Posted in Analysis Briefings Commentary, Cholera, Iraq, Politics and Security
Tags: al-Hashimiyah, al-Madhatiyah, al-Qasim, Babil (Governorate), Babylon, Badr Brigade, Cholera, Cholera 2008 compared with 2007, Cholera precautionary measures ineffective, Cockburn - Patrick, Corruption, Dawa Party, Diwaniya, Diwaniyah, Elections (Governorates), Euphrates river,, Independent -The (UK), Karbala, Maliki - Nouri al-, SIIC (Formerly SCIRI), Ur, Water, Water Purification - materials shortages
Tags: al-Hashimiyah, al-Madhatiyah, al-Qasim, Babil (Governorate), Babylon, Badr Brigade, Cholera, Cholera 2008 compared with 2007, Cholera precautionary measures ineffective, Cockburn - Patrick, Corruption, Dawa Party, Diwaniya, Diwaniyah, Elections (Governorates), Euphrates river,, Independent -The (UK), Karbala, Maliki - Nouri al-, SIIC (Formerly SCIRI), Ur, Water, Water Purification - materials shortages
