Word: corruption
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MICHAEL MOORE to target the rich, greedy and corrupt in new film...
Kenya needs to find one. Despite an agreement to curb corruption and cut the sweeping powers of the President, nothing has been done. Neither side has shown the will or ability to rise above their power squabble. Nor have they called to account the killers in their ranks. Crippled by biased police investigations and prosecutors, Kenya's courts have convicted no one for their part in the violence. A mystical and criminal cult called the Mungiki has replaced the government in many slums, providing water, housing and dispute-settlement along with drugs, prostitutes and protection. The police, endemically corrupt, fight...
...Mexico The Drug War Hits Town Hall Authorities are targeting corrupt officials plaguing Mexico's bloody struggle against drug gangs. In a string of raids on May 26, security forces arrested 10 mayors, a judge and 16 others believed to have ties to narcos. The sweeps took place in the western state of Michoacán, home to La Familia, a fast-growing cartel. More than 7,000 people have died in Mexico's drug war since...
...That is precisely what Ahmadinejad wanted to achieve," said one dispirited Moussavi supporter. "He wanted to redirect people's hatred of corrupt politicians to Moussavi's person, although Moussavi himself is known to be clean...
...Ukraine once again in a pricing dispute that has been heavily tinged by geopolitics. Eastern Europe, which has suffered heavily from the recent economic downturn, was further destabilized by this move. But the chilling news from Ukraine was offset by the announcement of a power-sharing agreement between the corrupt and ailing Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, led by Morgan Tsvangirai. President Mugabe, who was certified the winner of a questionably conducted election last fall, has presided over one of the greatest economic collapses in history, turning Zimbabwe—formerly a prosperous...