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“A senior corrupt official has been brought down by his 11 mistresses, according to reports in the state media … According to one recent survey, 90% of the senior officials convicted of serious corruption in the past five years kept mistresses.”
Referring to Panh Jiayu, also known by his nickname “mayor zipper”, former deputy head of the provincial political advisory body.
The Guardian We ekly; Global; 14 September 2007
"What do you think of two million bucks?... This just got wheelbarrowed in… We were all in the room passing those things around and having fun, you could spin them but not throw a spiral."
Frank Willis, a senior adviser to the Iraqi transportation ministry, on the inaccountability of cash injections into Iraq by the U.S. government. He claims that in once case, US$2 million that had been "checked out" of Saddam's old vault in order to pay a U.S. contractor hired by the Coalition Provisional Authority (C.P.A.) to provide security.
Vanity Fair; U.S.; October 2007
“Resolutely punishing and effectively preventing corruption bears on the popular support for the party and on its very survival.”
Chinese President Hu Jintao, on the importance of anti-corruption work in China during China’s 17th Party Congress.
Times Online; UK; 15 October 2007
“It’s a waste of time … politicians just want to line their pockets.”
Ahmed, a 40-something textile engineer, on the low (37%) voter turnout in Morocco’s parliamentary elections, quoted in The Guardian Weekly.
The Guardian We ekly; Global; 14 September 2007
"When you are trapped by poverty, you are not free. When trade laws prevent you from selling the food you grew, you are not free… When you are a monk in Burma this very week, barred from entering a temple because of your gospel of peace ... well, then none of us are truly free."
Bono on freedom, as he stood just steps away from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, after receiving the Liberty Medal.
Associated Press; United States, 28 September 2007.
"We are spending billions of dollars in Iraq and Afghanistan each month and we need to make sure every penny is being used wisely."
Thomas Gimble, principal deputy inspector general for the US Department of Defense, on measures that aim to crack down on alleged fraud, waste and abuse in defense contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, after conceding that in many cases oversight of war-zone contracting was ‘poor’.
Jane’s; Global; 1 October 2007.