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Weapons for Iraqi Soldiers Siphoned off to Black Market

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"Army numbers are swelled with 'ghost soldiers' who appear on rosters but do not exist," yet receive arms, reports The Times of London. "'Corruption is like termites,' said the eputy chief of staff for the Iraqi Armed Forces. 'They eat from within and affect the morale of the soldiers.'"
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