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    Siemens Forced to Pay Billions in Fees for Paying Billions in Bribes

    Thomas Friedman Has Joke, Not Afraid to Use It

    Print World Just Got Flatter
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    Image of lunchbox lunchbox
    12/22/08

    In reply to Siemens Forced to Pay Billions in Fees for Paying Billions in Bribes
    I work for Siemens. Now what?
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    Image of ClickClickThud ClickClickThud
    12/22/08

    @lunchbox: You've got a lot of bigger problems to worry about than a greasy-palm conviction.


    Unless you're the accountant running the bribe fund.

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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    12/21/08

    In reply to Siemens Forced to Pay Billions in Fees for Paying Billions in Bribes
    I had a perception once. It broke.
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    Image of Claire Buoyant Claire Buoyant
    12/21/08

    In reply to Siemens Forced to Pay Billions in Fees for Paying Billions in Bribes
    2008 Corruption Perceptions Index:



    A bigger map and tabular data are available from Transparency International:

    [www.transparency.org]

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    Image of britneyspearstears britneyspearstears
    12/22/08

    @Claire Buoyant: Very service-y, thanks!
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    Image of gerbilsoutofexile...is cheap and easy gerbilsoutofexile...is cheap and easy
    12/21/08

    In reply to Siemens Forced to Pay Billions in Fees for Paying Billions in Bribes
    Semuns. heh heh
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    Image of wonky-tonk wonky-tonk
    12/21/08

    In reply to Siemens Forced to Pay Billions in Fees for Paying Billions in Bribes
    It is hard to imagine a greater source of corporate corruption than the US pharmaceutical industry.
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    Image of allyzay allyzay
    12/21/08

    @wonky-tonk: it's actually insanely easy to imagine, because it exists (feel free to look into government contractors at any point), but yes, the pharmaceutical industry is ugly in many ways.
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    Image of sweetcaroline sweetcaroline
    12/21/08

    In reply to Siemens Forced to Pay Billions in Fees for Paying Billions in Bribes
    Glad to know that bribery and corruption aren't practiced here. You wouldn't guess that while reading my CHicago Tribune this morning.....
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    Image of allyzay allyzay
    12/21/08

    @sweetcaroline: because, obviously, this times piece is clearly implying that these things only happen overseas, by reporting upon foreign corruption. jesus.
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    Image of averyreade averyreade
    12/21/08

    In reply to Siemens Forced to Pay Billions in Fees for Paying Billions in Bribes
    Well said, Alex. Well said.
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    Image of President Snarkozy President Snarkozy
    12/21/08

    In reply to Siemens Forced to Pay Billions in Fees for Paying Billions in Bribes
    I love Pareene.
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    12/21/08

    In reply to Siemens Forced to Pay Billions in Fees for Paying Billions in Bribes
    I love Frontline.
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