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“One Iraqi general is known as ‘chicken guy’ because of his reputation for selling his soldiers’ poultry provisions. Another is ‘arak guy,’ for his habit of enjoying that anis-flavored liquor on the job. A third is named after Iraq’s 10,000-dinar bills, ‘General Deftar,’ and is infamous for selling officer commissions.”

Source: Graft Hobbles Iraq’s Military in Fighting ISIS – NYTimes.com