21 August 2000 Talk to anyone on the street in Kyrgyzstan, and they’ll be able to tell you the obvious: Everyone who works in the government is corrupt. To a man, those with the opportunity to turn their positions into personal profit do so, whether by skimming off the state budget or demanding “fees” for […]

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