…or was it that "unavailable for comment" was the only comment by many involved.

…or was it the weasely statement by the USACoE spokesman that it was all on the up-and-up (despite being legally impossible) but with no details…

…or was it how Stars & Stripes, without asking any questions, passed the official comments all on to the public in an article written to give the appearance of closure without any explanation of how this could possible have been legal or ethical…

…or was it that this type of ethically-questionable situation is so common in USFK that nobody expects anything better as they all fight for their own piece of the gravy train without worry of exposure…

…or is it the unwritten rule that you don't mess with another's scam in USFK because you will get yours messed with or, at the least, your career will be stalled.

Now, does anybody actually think that this civilian Korean Army Corps of Engineers employee was in charge of everything all by himself without the oversight of some Army officer(s) who should be able to recognize a suspicious patern? For 70 grand, something noticeably unusual was done.

Every time there is a bribery scandal, it is easy to see in hindsight how something blindly incorrect was being supported by those in charge and most likely to benefit from a payoff to accept or ignore it… like overpriced and low-quality Internet.

With this in mind, it should be very easy to identify who is championing sub-standard work at inflated prices from dodgy contractors… or overlooking shady, yet common-knowledge, situations which they are in charge of (housing, slot machines, black marketing, Friendship passes, etc, Etc, ETC).

"This crap goes on all the time and it makes you wonder the moral values of the Korean people"

The problem is not the moral values of the Korean people (in Korea) so much as when American military leadership openly adopts those values…

…although, I suspect these are the moral values of many people… especially ones who seek power and are presented with opportunity. The difference is that, until recently, Americans engaged in this kind of activity kept it hidden better.

Now, USFK leadership simply makes its shady moves openly yet refuses to comment or release further information. Stars & Stripes goes along and never asks difficult questions or expects complete answers… and the unwashed masses go along because they are worried about their military careers which will place them in a position to do the same, their contracting job which is better than what they can get anywhere else, the exposure of their own personal scam, etc…

…or the continued ease of their reporting job which requires a good relationship with the people who most need honest exposure.

So, everybody kinda looks at the ground and digs their toe into the dirt and makes little "hmmmph" noises while hoping it will all go away…

…at least until it "comes to light" at which point the "system" is blamed instead of individuals… and everyone slaps themselves on the back and generates paperwork showing that a problem was solved… and a month later everything is back to "normal".

Am I the only one who sees this? Am I wrong?

Just look at the Osan golf course on an average day. All Koreans. And the other day I seen two (boss Cars) cars parked in the Handicap zone at the Osan Golf course….each car had a driver that was cleaning the car as the main occupant was golfing…..Now if a Base Employee is making that much money (or two base employees)at there KGS job then maybe we got to wonder what sort of kickbacks they are getting….and if they do not work on Osan (and I am certain they dont) then where the Phuck is their sponsors….and how many other times have these same people tried to get into restricted areas