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George W. Bush: “Our objective is to defeat high-level public corruption in all its forms and to deny corrupt officials access to the…”

On the recordAugust 9, 2006
Our objective is to defeat high-level public corruption in all its forms and to deny corrupt officials access to the international financial system as a means of defrauding their people and hiding their ill-gotten gains.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Statement on Kleptocracy

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