The usual suspects?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passages">passages</span> (<span word="Corruption">Corruption</span>: <span word="TI">TI</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="collaboration">collaboration</span>, <span word="DigitalJournal">DigitalJournal</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="October">October</span> 27, 2010):</p><p><span word="Transparency">Transparency</span> <span word="International">International</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="its">its</span> 2010 <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="parade">parade</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Denmark">Denmark</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> - <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="Myanmar">Myanmar</span> (<span word="formerly">formerly</span> <span word="Burma">Burma</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="totem">totem</span> <span word="pole">pole</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span>. <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="they">they</span>?</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span> <span word="infer">infer</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="Myanmar">Myanmar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span>.</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="Usual">Usual</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="committed">committed</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="burglary">burglary</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="offenders">offenders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="offenders">offenders</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span>” <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wrongdoing">wrongdoing</span>.</p><p><span word="Interestingly">Interestingly</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Gary">Gary</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> (<span word="Phrases">Phrases</span>.<span word="org">org</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>):</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unambiguous">unambiguous</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Captain">Captain</span> <span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="Renault">Renault</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="prefect">prefect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="police">police</span>, <span word="played">played</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Claude">Claude</span> <span word="Rains">Rains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1942 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="film">film</span> <span word="Casablanca">Casablanca</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nazi">Nazi</span>, <span word="Major">Major</span> <span word="Strasser">Strasser</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Humphrey">Humphrey</span> <span word="Bogart">Bogart</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="character">character</span>, <span word="Rick">Rick</span> <span word="Blaine">Blaine</span>. <span word="Renault">Renault</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="saves">saves</span> <span word="Rick">Rick</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigating">investigating</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="round">round</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span>”. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="line">line</span>:</p>
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