kleptocrats

Of course, the Bush administration took neither Osama nor the Taliban seriously; rather, they were ploys for the global war on terrorizing the voter into voting in kleptocrats.

Matthew Yglesias » America Needs More Realistic Aspirations in Afghanistan 2009

No. Instead of promoting widespread benefits, they are, for the most part, striving to become billionaires (called "kleptocrats" in a related Wikipedia citation below as they are thievishly parasitic on the body politic).

On Rejecting "The System" 2008

Republicans could easily have brought the majority of libertarians home to roost, had they not taken power in Washington and almost instantly turned into big spending kleptocrats, which is about the only thing D’s and R’s can agree on protecting.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Four Obvious Lessons from Tonight’s Elections 2009

BEIJING - On April 30, the cellphones of the 32,630 students at Peking Nigerian 'kleptocrats' have milked the nation to the tune of about $100 billion dollars thorough various acts of grand corruption, the cost of which it lamented by far exceeded the

WN.com - Articles related to Pakistan goes for militants' jugular 2009

Such concerns flared about a decade ago, after it became clear that some banks had failed to stop "kleptocrats" such as late Nigerian dictator Gen. Sani Abacha from depositing huge sums.

U.S. Banks Oppose Tighter Money Rules Deborah Ball 2011

How many countries in Africa have been run by kleptocrats?

A new direction for international co-operation 2011

If reconstruction ever comes to America, these are the people who will stop it dead in its tracks: the plutocrats, the oligarchs, the kleptocrats and their enablers.

David A. Love: Americans Would Doom an American Reconstruction Effort to Failure David A. Love 2011

Will it be about prosecuting select kleptocrats or preventing future corruption?

Tom Perriello: The Trial Behind the Mubarak Trial Tom Perriello 2011

In Tunisia, basically, you had a family of kleptocrats, who wanted live well and did so, and were perfectly happy to move to Saudi Arabia and live well there.

Obama's Entitlement Trap? 2011

Getting Tough International standard setters are trying to close loopholes in rules designed to stop 'kleptocrats' from moving money around the world.

U.S. Banks Oppose Tighter Money Rules Deborah Ball 2011