“I remember in 2000, when President Clinton came to Cartagena just before Plan Colombia started, the country was on the verge of becoming a failed state. Today, we are one of the most solid democracies, where institutions are working, where the scandals such as false positives have come to light because of those functioning institutions.” CountryStatesLightTodayRememberPresidentDemocracyPlansBecomingInstitutionsClintonScandalVergeColombiaPresident Clinton Author:Juan Manuel Santos
“The mightier man, the mightier is the thing That makes him honored or begets him hate; For greatest scandal waits on greatest state.” MenStatesHateWaitingHonoredScandalBegets Book:The Narrative Poems Source: The Narrative Poems
“Freedom of the press is not questioned when investigative journalism unearths scandals, But that does not mean that every classified state document should be made available to journalists.” ShouldMeanDoeMadeStatesPressesAvailableJournalismJournalistDocumentsScandalFreedom Of The PressInvestigative Journalism Author:Otto Schily
“America washes its dirty linen in public. When scandals such as this one hit, they do sully America's image in the world. But what usually also gets broadcast around the world is the vivid reality that the United States forces accountability and punishes wrongdoing, even at the highest levels.” WorldStatesRealityAmericaForceLevelsUnitedUnited StatesHighestAround The WorldDirtyAccountabilityScandalVividWrongdoingLinen Author:Fareed Zakaria