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Thank you Paul Adujie.

It is becoming very obvious that massive corruption knows no national boundaries. It apppears corruption in the Western World is grossly under-reported whilst that in developing countries is trumpeted out of all proportion in comparison. I wonder why.

In the developed world, corruption is blamed on individuals and corporations whilst everyone in the developing world is collectively held responsible for the deed of unelected leaders.

Why the disparity? It is simple. The WEST only wants what is in their best interest economically through encouraging massive corruption in developing countries and reaping the benefits therefrom. Why would Switzerland encourage good governance in Africa when it translates to reduction in capital for their secret banks? Where would a country like Switzerland be without looted funds by African dictators? Are we still surprise why they are not keen to be in the EU mainstream? Financial probity would not be in the best interest for rogue states like Switzerland. The status quo is now untenable. By the way, the term rogue states should not be the exclusive preserve of Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Colombia or Iraq; the Swiss, Italians, the English, the US have earned a well deserved place on this honoured list.

The thrust in your piece is also what Professor Biodun Jeyifo's is alluding to in his ongoing treatise in the Sunday Magazine of the Guardian: Talakawa Liberation Courier (92): Global Capitalism and Corruption withour borders: Memo to Transparency International (1-5). This piece and Biodun Jeyifo's is ready for global consumption and i would be keen for these to be widely disseminated.

Given the filth emanating from the UK House of Parliament, the Mardoffs, the US sub-prime market, Halliburton, Enron, the current global economic down-turn and the filth in Germany's Siemen, Julius Berger etc and Berlusconi's Italy, it would be interesting to see where these western countries stand in the league of MOST CORRUPT COUNTRIES.

The question has to be asked. How does the TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL define CORRUPTION and can they confirm that they use uniform standards to come to their conclusions? I am dying to see their corrupt list. I hope they would not take the easy way out by claiming that there is NOW NO NEED TO HAVE A LEAGUE TABLE OF THE MOST CORRUPT COUNTRIES. AHA.......!

Thank you once again Paul Adujie.