US Attorney General Announces Plans To Pursue 'Kleptocrats' -- Wall Street Journal
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced an enforcement initiative targeting public corruption in foreign states during a speech to African leaders Sunday in Kampala, Uganda.
The Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative will focus on combating large-scale corruption by foreign government officials and will recover money stolen by those officials intended for the people, Holder said.
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My Comment: I would focus more of my energies on going after the people who run our own government .... instead of going after corruption overseas. But in the world of Washington .... this is not going to happen.
As to combating corruption overseas .... this is an impossible battle. To change a mindset and culture that has practiced such behavior since the dawn of time and is part of the human condition .... all that I can say is good luck Attorney General Holder .... you are going to need it.
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Well, my irony meter is officially pegged.
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