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Ghani: No apology needed from Cameron for describing Afghanistan ‘fantastically corrupt’
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .. has said he does not want an apology from the British Prime Minister  David Cameron... has stated that he is certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite,which means he's not. Since he is not deeply ideologicalhe lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger,but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ... for describing Afghanistan as ’fantastically corrupt’. In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today program, Ghanis said Afghanistan was "one of the most corrupt countries on earth". "He was describing the legacy of the past, a legacy in which many actors, many factors combined to produce one of the most corrupt countries on earth," Ghani said. President Ghani further added "The first part of addressing the problem begins with acknowledgement and we are partners in an effort to overcome this cancer. What distinguishes my government is our clarity about what we’ve inherited, our determination to address it, our willingness to form the right partnerships." He also added that the west had a duty to help as "the most significant driver of corruption is the narcotic cartel", driving both terrorism, extremism and corruption. Cameron risked derailing the gathering earlier this week when he was filmed boasting to the Queen and the Archbishop of Canterbury that he had some ’fantastically corrupt’ countries attending. He singled out Nigeria and Afghanistan during the unguarded conversation at Buckingham Palace, according to the local newspaper, MailOnline. Posted by: Fred 2016-05-13 |
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