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Kelly
30 Apr 13 13:28
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Havelange . 20 years worth of skewed conduct , "clumsy" .

Brown envelope syndrome or what ?  Still breaking news .  cant say I am surprised , Olympics were also a gravy train for some .  Where theres no independent jurisdiction to oversee and review actions , there will always be miscreants . Thats partly whats wrong with governments too , if they lose they change the rules .
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Report silvergreaser April 30, 2013 1:43 PM BST
2 from Brazil and one from Paraguay explains it, if you're not corrupt in South American countries you'd be considered almost abnormal, excepting bribes for these 3 individuals would be as natural as breathing air.
Report CheltenhamRoar April 30, 2013 1:50 PM BST
Well said Silver
Report db1974 April 30, 2013 2:38 PM BST
Yes if only they were all as honest as the Irish!
Report Kelly April 30, 2013 2:49 PM BST
We would do it with a disarming  smile though , paricularly if the Iron Lady was about  , db1974.
Report Vubiant April 30, 2013 5:10 PM BST
Bribery is part of the human condition-in public affairs we see bribes , tips , protection money , casting couch ...all part of the deal. No ethnic group has a monopoly even if some systems may be more obviously institutionalised than others.
For heaven's sake bribery starts between parents and children on the nursery floor.
Report reb May 2, 2013 3:59 PM BST
An Argentinian said to me once that, in that country, the little thief goes to jail and the big thief becomes President !
Report Kelly May 2, 2013 7:49 PM BST
Nice one reb .  For Argentina ..substitute ?????
Report Vubiant May 2, 2013 8:29 PM BST
They even tried to steal the Falklands ...
until Mrs.T sorted 'em.
Report Kelly May 3, 2013 1:14 PM BST
That would be "take it back " vubiant  , would it not ?  Always bought into the nearest  decent sized land mass myself as "ownership" of islands logic .  I never applied that to Ireland though , despite certain ambiguities arising from history .
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