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Posted Sat Aug 23 2008: from National Geographic News:
"Water Mafias" Put Stranglehold on Public Water Supply http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1219506017
"Worldwide corruption driven by mafia-like organizations throughout water industries is forcing the poor to pay more for basic drinking water and sanitation services, according to a new report. If bribery, organized crime, embezzlement, and other illegal activities continue, consumers and taxpayers will pay the equivalent of U.S. $20 billion dollars over the next decade, says the report, released this week at the World Water Week conference in Stockholm, Sweden."
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