Indeed they don't know to do right, says Yahweh, Who hoard plunder and loot in their palaces.

Indeed they don't know to do right, says Yahweh, Who hoard plunder and loot in their palaces.

Nevertheless, undisciplined Congolese soldiers, deserters and other armed elements have continued to loot villages and warehouses and to rape, rob and commit other crimes against civilians.

It will further block the avenues for capital flight, through which corrupt officials from developing countries loot and siphon off public funds to the financial institutions of the developed countries.

That would stabilize the situation, diminish the urge to steal, loot and kill and make the rendering of relief assistance to people without weapons less dangerous than it has become during the past month.

His wife (who also received a life sentence), children, and other relatives all helped to hide the stolen loot in overseas accounts. Taiwan s former first family turned out to be a den of common thieves.

The Government's responsibilities in this regard are clear it must prevent attacks on civilians by its own forces and, it must immediately disarm the various militia groups, whether Government aligned or independent, who continue to kill and loot with impunity.

As each preceding generation of rulers cashes in its illicit gains from holding power, the successors are motivated by both the desire to loot even more and the fear that there may not be much left by the time they get their turn at the trough. This is the underlying dynamic driving corruption in China today.