Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Opinion

5 Most Corrupt Countries*

Iraq and Afghanistan both made the list

Posted October 14, 2008

1. Somalia

2. Myanmar

3. Iraq

4. Haiti

5. Afghanistan

*Measured by Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)

Source: Transparency International

Reader Comments

Nigergia living in penury

Over some years now,nigeria has always had the resources that could move the nation and its inhabitants.few years back she(nigeria)she abandoned the production of palm oil and agricultural exportation.nigeria now export oil(petroluem)and forgot every thing about agriculture,forgeting how important and reliable agriculture is to the country.those who have the upper hand now control the affairs of the nation and make policies that will enable the rich get richer while the poor get poor,living the peaple in a state of dilema.when will we come bake to our senses?food is one of the sources of life,so we need to go back to agriculture or else people will continue dieing of stavation.there are better ways to make up a grate nation for the betterment of every citizen.''never look down on a hen with a broken leg to a full grown chiken.you never can tell whose egg would be healthier.

Nigergia living in penury

Over some years now,nigeria has always had the resources that could move the nation and its inhabitants.few years back she(nigeria)she abandoned the production of palm oil and agricultural exportation.nigeria now export oil(petroluem)and forgot every thing about agriculture,forgeting how important and reliable agriculture is to the country.those who have the upper hand now control the affairs of the nation and make policies that will enable the rich get richer while the poor get poor,living the peaple in a state of dilema.when will we come bake to our senses?food is one of the sources of life,so we need to go back to agriculture or else people will continue dieing of stavation.there are better ways to make up a grate nation for the betterment of every citizen.''never look down on a hen with a broken leg to a full grown chiken.you never can tell whose egg would be healthier.

evil ideoligies ?

Mr Heintze talks about the "evil ideologies" of Islam. Just to clear things out I am not a Muslim but to label a religion followed by more than a billion people as being evil when a couple thousand of them are terrorists is hilarious.

These absurd emotionally charged generalizations are exactly what breeds cultural insensitivity across the globe and condemning a faith followed by more than a billion people because of a couple of thousand is disturbing to say the least.

Also remember that during the Crusades, Christian nations essentially went around slaughtering Muslims. There were probably more casualties during the Crusades than there were during the Holocaust. I by no means support any of these actions and consider them inhumane but I hope to draw a parallel here.

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