webfact Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 'Putin is corrupt' says US Treasury WASHINGTON: -- The US Treasury has told a BBC investigation that it considers Russian President Vladimir Putin to be corrupt.The US government has already imposed sanctions on Mr Putin's aides, but it is thought to be the first time it has directly accused him of corruption.His spokesman told the BBC that "none of these questions or issues needs to be answered, as they are pure fiction".Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35385445-- BBC 2016-01-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Great propaganda material handed to him for home consumption as in a matter of a couple of days he is accused of having authorised a political murder and now is declared corrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Maybe the US Treasury needs to stop meddling in other countries and look closer to home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob13 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Alotta anti-Putin 'news' coming out in the past week. Pentagon or State dept must be working an angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Great propaganda material handed to him for home consumption as in a matter of a couple of days he is accused of having authorised a political murder and now is declared corrupt. Propaganda in Russia. Sadly, it's probably true. But due to lack of transparency in Russia, we'll never know the truth. Interesting article: http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2013-09-17/vladimir-putin-the-richest-man-on-earth Opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was first deputy prime minister under Putin's predecessor, Boris Yeltsin, published a reportlast year entitled "Putin. Corruption." Using information from open sources, mainly newspaper reports, the report describes how Putin's relatives and friends got rich during his rule. It also attempts to pull together bits of information about Putin's perks as head of state, including luxury yachts and stately residences. An entire chapter is devoted to Putin's collection of expensive Swiss watches, which he could not have acquired on his official salary of less than $200,000 a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amerasianex Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 So exactly how long did it take these meat heads to come to this conclusion? Im pretty sure just about every one n the entire world already knows that. ........Every single politician is now days...yes even the ones in the usa. Excluding Trump....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 So exactly how long did it take these meat heads to come to this conclusion? Im pretty sure just about every one n the entire world already knows that. ........Every single politician is now days...yes even the ones in the usa. Excluding Trump....lol You have to exclude Trump because he ain't a politician! He a meat head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up-country_sinclair Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Corrupt? Vlad's summer house: My understanding is that he's worked for the government his entire life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Putin is corrupt. So what, so are all the American polititians. ME ME ME only about me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgesAbitbol Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 US treasury is corrupt says Putin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Putin is corrupt. So what, so are all the American polititians. ME ME ME only about me.Some, for sure. But due to freedom of the press, mandatory financial disclosures, and an independent judiciary, they aren't even in the same league. Nowhere near. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 The name Haliburton comes to mind...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 'Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannarebirth Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 The name Haliburton comes to mind...... You know why no one is in jail for that? Because it isn't illegal. In the West a great deal of corruption has become legalized. That's why a "political revolution" is called for. I'm hoping Bernie Sanders can at least light that flame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humqdpf Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Great propaganda material handed to him for home consumption as in a matter of a couple of days he is accused of having authorised a political murder and now is declared corrupt. I am not sure whether the US government spokesman saying, with a suitably cheesy grin to indicate irony, that V. Putin is a stand-up, honest to God, clean hands sort of guy, would be any better. It would probably be sold by Putin's PR team as "Russia, with Putin in the vanguard, puts those silly Americans right." And history will not look kindly on anyone who remained cozy with Putin, given what he has done and is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLSEEINGEYE Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 And what is the US treasury's take on the US Congress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 The name Haliburton comes to mind...... You know why no one is in jail for that? Because it isn't illegal. In the West a great deal of corruption has become legalized. That's why a "political revolution" is called for. I'm hoping Bernie Sanders can at least light that flame. Spot on. What Haliburton does is legal, closely scrutinized and reported publicly. The contrary to what happens with Putin's and his friend's deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 And what is the US treasury's take on the US Congress? It's all out there for the public to see. http://clerk.house.gov/public_disc/financial.aspx http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/15/congress-financial-disclosure-reports_n_877515.html All members of Congress must file the annual forms that list their major sources of earned and unearned income, primary assets and liabilities and privately funded gifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rethaier Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 He's a politician. What politician isn't corrupt? Obama and the senate, Cameron and Turnbull and their respective parliaments? I hardly think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) This is news? Anyone who knows the first thing about Putin know he is Corruption on Steroids. His lovely adoring Russian fans know that too. And they LIKE it! Edited January 26, 2016 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derator01 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Please abide by forum rules: 9) You will not post inflammatory messages on the forum, or attempt to disrupt discussions to upset its participants, or trolling. Trolling can be defined as the act of purposefully antagonizing other people on the internet by posting controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Aren't all politicians is one way or another. That said of course Putin takes it to a whole new level. Even past Thaksin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Sure, it's a matter of levels. And Putin broke the Corruption-mometor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 So exactly how long did it take these meat heads to come to this conclusion? Im pretty sure just about every one n the entire world already knows that. ........Every single politician is now days...yes even the ones in the usa. Excluding Trump....lol trump really is the fly in the ointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckd Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Putin is corrupt. So what, so are all the American polititians. ME ME ME only about me.Some, for sure. But due to freedom of the press, mandatory financial disclosures, and an independent judiciary, they aren't even in the same league. Nowhere near. Have you caught up with the latest IRS problems with Congressional oversight and transparency? The old KGB would be proud of these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkapi Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 US Treasury? Why would they have a say in the matter? They are a branch of government that isn't assigned to name corrupt leaders of other countries.... Unless they would like to draw attention away from their own activities. What is corrupt is the "Exchange Stabilization Fund" which acts secretly under the claim of "National Security" to print untold sums of currency. When is the last time a US politician or banker was jailed for corruption? The politicians are allowed to resign and the bankers are fined billions of dollars when they are caught red-handed. We need to see some U.S. politicians punished for corruption before we start pointing out leaders of other countries as being corrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyinNE Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 With the IRS still destroying hard disks against court orders the Treasury Department is claiming who is corrupt? I thought the IRS was part of the Treasury Department. Pot calling the kettle black? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc46 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Ask the US Treasury IF he can find ONE Politician who isn't corrupt , Himself included,,,,,Impossible,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza40 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Corruption is everywhere. The US Treasury is only identifying one of the more overt practitioners. In the aftermath of 9/11, how corrupt was the Bush administration to allow Bin Laden's relatives to fly out of the US unquestioned? How corrupt were US banks that loaned stock to short sellers from their biggest clients during the GFC? How corrupt is the lobbying process in Australia, when the remnants of the car industry can block the development of a market in secondhand car imports, on the spurious grounds of safety? What kind of treasury do you need to be elected US President? Corruption is everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I think the topic is Putin being corrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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