51. Logging profits line the pockets of top military or political figures running their own fiefdoms. 52. Many Bucharesters are sick of corruption in a city where public office is seen as a quick way to line the pocket. 53. Police officers and soldiers are badly paid and work under poor conditions, creating dismal morale and apparently tempting many to line their pockets illegally. 54. Some use the money to line their pockets. 55. The Indian government is also criticized for ignoring the problem while lining its pockets. 56. The ruling party accused the opposition of incompetence and of wanting to take power in order to line the pockets of its leaders. 57. Those deals frequently lined the pockets of deal-makers and loaded up target companies with debt but delivered few apparent strategic benefits. 58. Then, this spring, things began falling apart, with allegations that Hale House officials were lining their pockets with contributions. 59. These Russians say aid projects are well intentioned but dismally executed, lining the pockets of corrupt Russian bureaucrats and ignoring local needs. 60. Aung San Suu Kyi has repeatedly called for foreign boycotts of Burma, saying foreign investment only benefitted a small minority and lined the pockets of the military rulers. |