As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary:” “795. … In 2008, Transparency International judged Iraq to be the third most corrupt country in the world, and in mid?2009 the Assessments Staff judged that Government ministries were ‘riddled with’ corruption.”
– Commissioned by the Prime Minister The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP, “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry: Executive Summary,” IraqInquiry.org.uk, July 21, 2009