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UP FRONTSaturday 23 January 2016
The Aruba Today Newspaper announces that in honor of Betico Day, we will not be in
circulation Monday, January 25th. We will be back on newsstands everywhere bright
and early to serve our readers and advertisers first thing in the morning, Tuesday,
January 26th. There will be events and activities all across the island this weekend
in celebration of Betico Day, which honors the life and legacy of Aruban politician
Gilberto Francois “Betico” Croes. Pabien Aruba, from the Aruba Today – the ONLY
English Newspaper on Aruba!
Kerry says governmental corruption fuels extremism
MATTHEW LEE 10 new countries to offer in all quarters of leadership
AP Diplomatic Writer resettlement programs. that the plagues of violent
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) Speaking Friday at the extremism, greed, lust for
— U.S. Secretary of State World Economic Forum power, and sectarian ex-
John Kerry took aim Friday in Switzerland, Kerry said ploitation often find their
at government corruption, the U.S. would redouble nourishment where gov-
saying it fuels crime, violent its commitment to fighting ernments are fragile and
extremism and disillusion- corruption as a national se- leaders are incompetent
ment with society that con- curity priority that costs the or dishonest,” Kerry said in
tributes to the global refu- global economy some $2.6 a keynote address to the
gee crisis. He also said the trillion a year and “compli- forum.
Obama administration will cates every single security, He noted that graft and
seek a major boost in fund- diplomatic, and social ini- ineffective governance
ing for refugee support this tiative we undertake.” had either caused or con-
year and press for at least “We have to acknowledge tributed greatly to crises in
US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a panel session
at the 46th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF,
in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. Kerry took aim Fri-
day at government corruption, saying it fuels crime, violent ex-
tremism and disillusionment with society that contributes to the
global refugee crisis.
(Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)
Iraq, Nigeria, Syria, Ukraine, wholeheartedly by em-
Libya and Yemen and thus bracing standards that
had become an interna- make corruption the ex-
tional, rather than purely ception, not the norm.”
domestic, problem. On refugees, Kerry said the
“The fact is there is nothing, U.S. will encourage donors
absolutely nothing, more to increase financing for
demoralizing and disem- worldwide humanitarian
powering to any citizen of appeals by 30 percent,
any nation than the belief from $10 billion to $13 bil-
the system is rigged against lion a year. He said the U.S.
them and that people in will also push countries that
positions of power are — to currently accept refugees
use a diplomatic term of to double the number they
art — crooks who are steal- resettle, increase the num-
ing the future of their own ber of refugees in school by
people; and by the way, 1 million and the number of
depositing their ill-gotten refugees legally allowed to
gains in ostensibly legiti- work by 1 million. And, he
mate financial institutions said at least 10 more coun-
around the world,” Kerry tries should begin accept-
said. He said corruption is a ing refugees or make ma-
social danger, a radicalizer jor improvements to their
used as a recruitment tool policies. These calls will be
by extremist groups, and a a centerpiece of a refu-
destroyer of opportunity. gee summit that President
“The bottom line is that it’s Barack Obama will host at
everybody’s responsibility the U.N. General Assembly
to condemn and expose this fall, Kerry said.
corruption, to hold perpe- Iraq’s prime minister ap-
trators accountable, and pealed Friday to Turkey to
to replace a culture of cor- pull its troops out of Iraqi
ruption,” Kerry said. territory and instead pro-
“Never forget: the impact vide training and equip-
of corruption touches ev- ment to fight the Islamic
eryone,” he said. “We all State group, which he
pay for it. So we have to and U.S. Secretary of State
wage this fight collective- John Kerry insisted is losing
ly — not reluctantly, but ground.q
