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Beirut Municipal Council Takes 14 Million Dollars In Construction Bribery

July 13, 2010 · Mustapha Hamoui

Louisa Ajami calculates:

40,000$ bribes per project
x 350 projects = $14,000,000
Divided by 24 council members = 540,000$ per member

No wonder they fight so much over these appointments..

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