Dear All
Good news from Afghanistan.
The amount of bribery over the last 12 months is almost one quarter of legitimate GDP.
Afghans put their hands in their pockets and paid $2.5bn (£1.5bn) in bribes, according to a UN report.
As well as losing the war militarily, the war has also been lost on the social and civil front.
Half the population had to pay at least one bribe to a public official last year which should the entire country is systematically corrupt.
There is no platform to build a western style democracy.
Included in those who are corrupt are the Police, judges and politicians so ‘justice’ can be bought for a price at many different levels.
And Gordon Brown and the British Government are supporting this and calling it democracy, it beggars belief how stupid they think we are.
In three out of four cases, bribes are paid in cash to officials leaving no paper trail and at least one in three Afghans believe corruption is normal in day to day life.
As well as the corrupt officials of Afghanistan, 54% of Afghans think international organisations and NGOs are corrupt too and "in the country just to get rich".
We are continually fed a diet in the mainstream press that things are getting better for the Afghans, that has now been exposed as a shameless lie.
Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), said;
"The Afghans say that it is impossible to obtain a public service without paying a bribe."
He also added;
"Bribery is a crippling tax on people who are already among the world's poorest”.
The root for Afghans doesn’t like in a western democracy style of Government but in an Islamic dictatorship because draconian measures are needed to stabilise the country.
The current strategy of the west has fallen flat on its face, on every front, failure on all mission objectives.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
Good news from Afghanistan.
The amount of bribery over the last 12 months is almost one quarter of legitimate GDP.
Afghans put their hands in their pockets and paid $2.5bn (£1.5bn) in bribes, according to a UN report.
As well as losing the war militarily, the war has also been lost on the social and civil front.
Half the population had to pay at least one bribe to a public official last year which should the entire country is systematically corrupt.
There is no platform to build a western style democracy.
Included in those who are corrupt are the Police, judges and politicians so ‘justice’ can be bought for a price at many different levels.
And Gordon Brown and the British Government are supporting this and calling it democracy, it beggars belief how stupid they think we are.
In three out of four cases, bribes are paid in cash to officials leaving no paper trail and at least one in three Afghans believe corruption is normal in day to day life.
As well as the corrupt officials of Afghanistan, 54% of Afghans think international organisations and NGOs are corrupt too and "in the country just to get rich".
We are continually fed a diet in the mainstream press that things are getting better for the Afghans, that has now been exposed as a shameless lie.
Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), said;
"The Afghans say that it is impossible to obtain a public service without paying a bribe."
He also added;
"Bribery is a crippling tax on people who are already among the world's poorest”.
The root for Afghans doesn’t like in a western democracy style of Government but in an Islamic dictatorship because draconian measures are needed to stabilise the country.
The current strategy of the west has fallen flat on its face, on every front, failure on all mission objectives.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
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