The Pentagon Takes Over

jowey · 05-27-2008, 04:08 PM

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Here are words to pin to the Bush years like a wilting corsage: "We don't know what we paid for." That's a quote from Mary Ugone, the Defense Department's deputy inspector general for auditing, concerning massive Pentagon payments made during the occupation and war in Iraq for which there is no existing (or grossly inadequate) documentation. In fact, according to the inspector general for the Defense Department, "the Pentagon cannot account for almost $15 billion worth of goods and services ranging from trucks, bottled water and mattresses to rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns that were bought from contractors in the Iraq reconstruction effort." An internal audit of $8 billion that the Pentagon paid out to U.S. and Iraqi private contractors found that "nearly every transaction failed to comply with federal laws or regulations aimed at preventing fraud, in some cases lacking even basic invoices explaining how the money was spent."

Tomgram: Frida Berrigan, The Pentagon Takes Over

Where are the attorneys, the Judiciary and law enforcement ? Guess they are bought off, crimes are not crimes when ones buddies are committing them......

MarkMiller · 05-27-2008, 04:42 PM

Capitalism at it's best. Presidents run so they can make money. People care about this.......but it has been happening for so long it surprises no one anymore....and nothing tis done to bring these criminals to justice.

George Bush and Dick Cheney deserve to be in prison.

jowey · 05-27-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Zaius

Capitalism at it's best. Presidents run so they can make money. People care about this.......but it has been happening for so long it surprises no one anymore....and nothing tis done to bring these criminals to justice.

George Bush and Dick Cheney deserve to be in prison.

What gets me is that when I criticize "law enforcement" or "attorneys" I am told that most are good, but there are some "bad apples".

Yet here are blatant "criminal" activities that are being ignored.

So where are the "good apples" ?
If they had any internal fortitude they would be eviscerating those executing these activities using the laws that they claim to know - why aren't they ?
The "law" is supposed to be the "law" or is it just the "law" for us sheep ?
Fighting for the people would be profitable also, look at the big money that is making mistakes - yet these upstanding "good apples" look the other way to "activities" - odd.....

Guess the population of "apples" in the barrel are not so good....

......maybe they are bought off, sold a bill of goods, do not want to offend their College buddies or choose to discriminate against us sheep.

Richterscale · 05-27-2008, 07:31 PM

I'm sure there will be a couple days of congressional testimony, followed by some poor middle management sap 'taking one for the team' and resigning to spend more time with their family, followed by blanket pardons all around as Baby Bush leaves office.

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MarkMiller Senior Member Archery 2000 Champion! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ca. VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION 8! The constitution is for everyone! Posts: 4,537 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 85 Thanked 64 Times in 51 Posts	Capitalism at it's best. Presidents run so they can make money. People care about this.......but it has been happening for so long it surprises no one anymore....and nothing tis done to bring these criminals to justice. George Bush and Dick Cheney deserve to be in prison.
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Richterscale My Brain Hurts Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Spreading harmony thruout the Internetz Posts: 979 My Mood: Thanks: 20 Thanked 53 Times in 37 Posts	I'm sure there will be a couple days of congressional testimony, followed by some poor middle management sap 'taking one for the team' and resigning to spend more time with their family, followed by blanket pardons all around as Baby Bush leaves office. __________________ Google Sibel Edmonds "How many people died from the Kama Sutra as opposed to the Bible? Who wins?" - Frank Zappa
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