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Corruption
The Guardian:
After a whistleblower revealed Canadian complicity in the torture of Afghan prisoners, a full public inquiry is vitalOne man has Canada in an uproar. Former second-in-command at the Canadian embassy in Kabul, Richard Colvin, (Read More)
The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines:
The federal government is sending a new ambassador to Afghanistan to observe the Karzai government's promised crackdown on corruption. (Read More)
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New,
Government
The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines:
Australia is sending a new ambassador to Afghanistan to observe Karzai Government's promised crackdown on corruption. (Read More)
Topics:
New,
Government
New York Times:
After prosecutors spent 13 days building their case against Joseph L. Bruno, the former State Senate majority leader, his lawyers called only seven witnesses.
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Senate
www.guardian.co.uk:
Frances Leviston is charmed by a vision of northern England in a debut collection"O collapser of delicate moods and arch lyrical poignancies! / damper of youthful enthusiasms! / user of out-of-date prophylactic sheaths!" The (Read More)
New York Times:
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’s statement echoed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s recent warning to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan.
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SF Gate:
The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. He s (Read More)
India Times:
Venturing far beyond where public figures have treaded on judicial corruption, the Dalai Lama during a lecture said, "Maybe in judiciary some pocket money... is working.". (Read More)
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General Security
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Ali Dizaei, the suspended senior Scotland Yard officer, has been cleared of misusing his corporate credit card. An inquiry by Dorset chief constable Martin Baker found no evidence he acted dishonestly or without integrity. Di (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
David Miliband says UK needs more time to shore up Afghan government The Afghan government could fall within weeks if Nato pulled out troops now, David Miliband warned today as he urged British opponents of the war to give th (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Swelling population 'risks demographic disaster'• Cynicism and disaffection among disturbing findingsPakistan faces a "demographic disaster" if its leaders fail to invest in a youth population that is disturbingly cynical a (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Champions League fixtures among games under scrutiny • Arrests made by police in Germany and SwitzerlandAround 200 games across nine countries have been implicated in the biggest match-fixing scandal to hit European footbal (Read More)
Politics As Usual:
Afghan president vows to fight corruption, which has tainted his administration.
Afghanistan - Warfare and Conflict - Afghanistan Civil War - Peace Process - Asia. (Read More)
TIME.com: Top World Stories:
Russia has pledged to clean up its police forces -- again -- after whistleblowers posted videos online complaining of corruption, low pay and poor working conditions. (Read More)
USATODAY.com Soccer - Top Stories:
German prosecutors investigating corruption in football say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald World Headlines:
KABUL: In dwelling on the need to combat corruption, to talk to the Taliban and to transfer control of policing Afghanistan from foreign troops to the country's own security institutions, Hamid Karzai did enough to appease th (Read More)
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Un News,
General Security
The Sydney Morning Herald World Headlines:
JAKARTA: It is an allegation that has spread like wildfire through Jakarta's elites and is now being openly canvassed in the press. (Read More)
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General Security
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