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US slips to historic low in global corruption index
The United States has dropped out of the “top 20″ in a global league table of least corrupt nations, tarnished by financial scandals and the influence of money in politics, Transparency International said on Tuesday (link). Somalia was judged the most corrupt country, followed by Myanmar and Afghanistan at joint…
Under investigation, Ted Stevens’ prosecutor commits suicide
A Justice Department prosecutor killed himself while under investigation over whether he and other attorneys in the prosecution of Sen. Ted Stevens acted improperly in the case, officials said. Nicholas A. Marsh, 37, committed suicide on Sunday, two years after being part of the Justice Department team that convicted Stevens…
Afghan President Karzai questions US withdrawal deadline
President Hamid Karzai on Thursday criticized the U.S. plan to begin withdrawing troops starting next July and said the war on terror cannot succeed as long as the Taliban and their allies maintain sanctuaries in Pakistan. Karzai’s statements were made during a meeting with visiting U.S. congressmen and come at…
Report: Aide to Afghan president Karzai on CIA payroll
An aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai who is under investigation for corruption is on the payroll of the Central Intelligence Agency, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. Citing unnamed Afghan and US officials, the newspaper said Mohammed Zia Salehi, the chief of administration for Afghanistan’s National Security Council,…
Kucinich: Afghanistan is ‘spy versus spy carnival of corruption’
In the wake of new revelations by the New York Times of CIA support for a corrupt Afghan official, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) accused the United States of turning Afghanistan into a “spy versus spy versus spy carnival of corruption.” “We are paying all sides to fight all sides and…
Complexities may deadlock former Gov. Blagojevich jurors
Complexities of corruption case against former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich may deadlock jurors Jurors who have spent the last 11 days deliberating in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich have been able to listen to more than 100 excerpts of wiretap tapes, look through any notes they…
Furious US lawmaker blocks Afghan aid
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A senior US lawmaker has angrily blocked billions of dollars in aid to Afghanistan, vowing not to give “one more dime” until Afghan President Hamid Karzai acts against corruption. Representative Nita Lowey, who sits on the powerful committee in charge of the budget, said she would hold…
Obama makes surprise first Kabul visit since ordering surge
KABUL (AFP) – US President Barack Obama landed in Afghanistan Sunday for a surprise first visit to the country since ordering a huge surge of 30,000 troops in a bid to end the bloody eight-year war. Obama’s trip, shrouded in secrecy for security reasons, opened with talks with President Hamid…
Video: Candid camera sex scandal shocks Palestinians
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinians were shocked on Thursday after Israeli TV aired a graphic video showing a senior official caught on a hidden camera soliciting sex from a job applicant. The video, parts of which aired on Israel’s Channel 10 earlier this week, was shot by former Palestinian intelligence…
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