The (I)cheney/bush Iraq Gravy Train

GrowRebel · #1 10-01-2007, 12:59 AM

Bill Moyers’ Journal Looks At Fraud in Iraq

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On this week’s Journal, Bill Moyers takes a look at waste and contractor fraud going on in Iraq. Just last week, the House Armed Services Committee found that 6 billion worth of military contracts are under criminal review, and another $88 billion (to put that into perspective, that’s two and a half times the cost of the expansion of the SCHIP bill that Bush is threatening to veto) in contracts are currently being audited for suspicion of fraud. When the AP took a look at the auditing process required by law that is supposed to catch these war profiteers, it found it had not “met even basic accounting requirements, leaving them vulnerable to waste, fraud and abuse.”
BILL MOYERS: “As Inspector General of the State Department, Howard Krongard - known as “Cookie” - was supposed to be the watchdog guarding against corruption there. But he’s a political appointee with strong partisan loyalties, and now seven people on his staff have accused him not only of failing to do his job but of actively blocking their efforts to do theirs. The reason? Quote: “To protect the State Department and the White House from political embarrassment.” “
Fortunately, the Democratic Congress is responding accordingly. Rep Henry Waxman (D-CA) is currently investigating allegations that Krongard has been blocking inquiries about corrupt contractors by threatening to fire members of his staff for cooperating with Waxman’s investigation, and Senators Jim Webb (D-VA) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO)’s bill unanimously passed in the Senate on Thursday to create an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Bill Moyers continues to be the breath of fresh air among the stench left from so many in our corporate media these days that are content to parrot whatever the White House or some astro-turf corporate front wants them to.

medicineman · #2 10-01-2007, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by GrowRebel

Bill Moyers’ Journal Looks At Fraud in Iraq

WMP
On this week’s Journal, Bill Moyers takes a look at waste and contractor fraud going on in Iraq. Just last week, the House Armed Services Committee found that 6 billion worth of military contracts are under criminal review, and another $88 billion (to put that into perspective, that’s two and a half times the cost of the expansion of the SCHIP bill that Bush is threatening to veto) in contracts are currently being audited for suspicion of fraud. When the AP took a look at the auditing process required by law that is supposed to catch these war profiteers, it found it had not “met even basic accounting requirements, leaving them vulnerable to waste, fraud and abuse.”
BILL MOYERS: “As Inspector General of the State Department, Howard Krongard - known as “Cookie” - was supposed to be the watchdog guarding against corruption there. But he’s a political appointee with strong partisan loyalties, and now seven people on his staff have accused him not only of failing to do his job but of actively blocking their efforts to do theirs. The reason? Quote: “To protect the State Department and the White House from political embarrassment.” “
Fortunately, the Democratic Congress is responding accordingly. Rep Henry Waxman (D-CA) is currently investigating allegations that Krongard has been blocking inquiries about corrupt contractors by threatening to fire members of his staff for cooperating with Waxman’s investigation, and Senators Jim Webb (D-VA) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO)’s bill unanimously passed in the Senate on Thursday to create an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Bill Moyers continues to be the breath of fresh air among the stench left from so many in our corporate media these days that are content to parrot whatever the White House or some astro-turf corporate front wants them to.

Bill Moyers is the word. I watch him quite often. He interviews a range of characters, from painters to heads of state. He takes a neutral stance and lets the viewers make up their minds, long live Bill Moyers.

GrowRebel · #3 10-01-2007, 04:34 PM

You see how stupid people are about this? Proof of bogus terrorist threats and some of the public is falling for it. That's one of the first thing out of these stupid bushies mouths are we have to be protected against the terrorists.
This game has been played by so many regimes in the past ... you think people would be able to see through the bullshit by now ... not ...

Now that's stupid.

medicineman · #4 10-01-2007, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by GrowRebel

You see how stupid people are about this? Proof of bogus terrorist threats and some of the public is falling for it. That's one of the first thing out of these stupid bushies mouths are we have to be protected against the terrorists.
This game has been played by so many regimes in the past ... you think people would be able to see through the bullshit by now ... not ...

Now that's stupid.

Grow rebel, I think you'll find there are some dumb ass motherfuckers on this site. If someone can't see the wrongs of the Bush regime, then I say they fall into the above category, and there are some, believe me.

GrowRebel · #5 10-04-2007, 08:04 AM

Everytime I see one of those dummy bitching about spending for the poor ... I'm shoveling this down their stupid bushie throat.

I'm stunned at times by the stupidity of people.

medicineman · #6 10-04-2007, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by GrowRebel

Everytime I see one of those dummy bitching about spending for the poor ... I'm shoveling this down their stupid bushie throat.

I'm stunned at times by the stupidity of people.

A-Fucking-Men!~

closet.cult · #7 10-04-2007, 10:05 AM

war makes the ruling parties and their friends rich, legally or illegally.

so what else is new in history, right?

what will save america?!?! if anyone says that fake (and probably corrupted) Hillary Clinton, i'll puke.

medicineman · #8 10-04-2007, 10:10 AM

Hillary clinton,~LOL~. start pukin.