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RB 28th January 2005 |
This is teriffic site! A data lover's dream. I started out to research a friend's hernia, found out that the US only ranks #24 (from the top) of most "murderous" nations, and ended up, for now, at corrupt goverment. Who knew? The name is slightly sobering, though. |
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Mr White 21st April 2005 |
Rune, you have no idea the kind of corruption that goes on in Africa. To put this in perspective, the former Kenyan president is being charged for the first degree murder of one of his cabinet ministers. Not only that, in the very brief time I was there, his mistress had to seek asylum before she could admit to her relationship with him. |
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Ding 7th May 2005 |
How can we fairly judge a country as corrupt? Is it that the people are totally corrupt? Is it that the government officials are totally corrupt? To label a people, a country, a nation as corrupt due to the acts of a minority (government officials) seems very unfair. To be corrupt presumes that that the person has the authority over time and money so as to be able to commit acts of corruption. In a country how many persons have that authority over time and money? |
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scott malbi 1st June 2005 |
corruption is all over the world. Money is the root of all corruption. Greed is the number one reason one is corrupt |
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Grace 17th October 2005 |
Serbia and Montenegro are two parts of the former Yugoslavia. Other parts have become independent nations (Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia/Hertzogovenia) but the futures of Montenegro and Macedonia are uncertain. Serbia was the master of all and doesn't want to lose any more people or land. With Slovenia and Croatia now independent, Serbia has lost its only access to the sea (i.e. they are landlocked yet again). Since this was one of the many contributing factors that led to World War I, it should be taken seriously. He who does not learn from history is doomed to repeat it. I wonder what happens to those who also do not learn geography? If you can't pronounce the name of a country, can't locate it on a map, and don't understand a little about its history then you shouldn't bomb, invade or interfere in its internal affairs. If you can pronounce Israel correctly, why can't you pronounce Iraq or Iran? The initial sound is the same. When television anchorpeople don't bother to pronounce properly, there isn't much hope for the ignorant masses. I wonder what would happen if one of them mispronounced Israel as "Eyesreal"? Would people keep quiet or would they do something about it? I think we all know the answer to that one. Well, Iraq is not "Eyerack" -- it is "Earrock"; Iran is not "Eyeran" -- it is "Earron" |
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EB 20th October 2005 |
Bangladesh tops corrupt nation list www.chinaview.cn 2005-10-19 13:24:01 The top 10 most corrupt countries with their scores are Chad (1.7), Bangladesh (1.7), Turkmenistan (1.8), Myanmar (1.8), Haiti (1.8), Nigeria (1.9), Equatorial Guinea (1.9), Ivory Coast (1.9), Angola (2.0) and Uzbekistan (2.2). The top 10 least corrupt countries in 2005 along with their score are Iceland (9.7), Finland (9.6), New Zealand (9.6), Denmark(9.5), Singapore (9.4), Sweden (9.2), Switzerland (9.1), Norway (8.9), Australia (8.8) and Austria (8.7). For the rest of the article see: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/19/content_3646341.htm |
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Roy Rogers 29th March 2006 |
New Zealand is the least corrupt country in the world - yeah right! They pass dumb legislation which keeps everybody who is in power in cushy jobs and then they legilate away the rights of the populace. The government takes 30% (50 cents)from every litre of petrol sold and 60% ($6) from every $10 packet of cigarettes sold. Worse than corruption - it's racketeering. |
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douglas 2nd April 2006 |
Wow you are being generous to Malaysia and her government. Less than a handful of billionaires made the Fortune mag but they here. Cannot include the untaxed though. Corruption here starts with taxi coupons, traffic fine alternatives and moves beyond billion RM road building contracts. |
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CDB 4th April 2006 |
You wanna talk corrupt, lets talk...South Africa, or Botswanna, or Mozambique, or perhaps the most corrupt of all Nigeria. I called these countries home for a great portion of my life. Having been born and raised in california, let me say it was at first a culture shock. But the corruption runs in every aspet of life, from bussiness, to gov to most |