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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (22316)8/30/2007 10:14:32 AM
From: Geoff Altman  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 71588
 
Graft is a common practice in Europe. They accept it as a cost of doing business. They belittle American Puritans that are offended by it.

I've heard that when I was doing research into mutual fund managers that were trying to get positions in Europe.

BTW, according to Dick Morris's book the French received over 4 billion $ in Saddams oil vouchers and their ambassador received over 160K in commissions.....