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2012-11-01 Africa Subsaharan

Britain and Ireland Suspend Aid to Uganda after Millions Go Missing

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Posted by Au Auric 2012-11-01 07:52|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 The only shock, he added, "is the amounts of money stolen are quite colossal."

Colossal? Colossal? 48 million people on food stamps, now that is "colosal".

Posted by Besoeker 2012-11-01 09:31|| 2012-11-01 09:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Foreign aid = transfers from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2012-11-01 09:51|| 2012-11-01 09:51|| Front Page Top

#3 $15 million is walking around money. We've seen dictators in the Congo walk away with billions. Let me know when the amount stolen has eight zeros behind it.

Posted by Steve White 2012-11-01 11:29|| 2012-11-01 11:29|| Front Page Top

#4 But at least the Brits are actually stopping transferring funds following the discovery. It's a new behaviour for them, Dr. Steve.

Posted by trailing wife 2012-11-01 13:06|| 2012-11-01 13:06|| Front Page Top

#5 "$15 million in aid had been transferred to unauthorized accounts"

Yup ... yup ... yup.
Now that's the Africa that I've come to know and love :-)

Posted by Raider 2012-11-01 13:21|| 2012-11-01 13:21|| Front Page Top

#6 "There is a distinct difference between a 'bribe' and 'extra-contractual payments'."
"And what would that be?"
"You mean besides the name?"

Posted by mojo 2012-11-01 15:44|| 2012-11-01 15:44|| Front Page Top

#7 The audited accounts of the EUSSR haven't been signed off in 12 years...

Can Britain stop paying them too?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2012-11-01 17:18|| 2012-11-01 17:18|| Front Page Top

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