One Iraqi official has estimated that corruption costs the country $4 billion annually. A recent survey indicated a third of Iraqis polled had paid a bribe to get products or services in the past 12 months and that they had a “core mistrust” of the army and police.
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Oil for Nothing:US Holds On Humanitarian SuppliesIraq: 1997-2001
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