Monday and a new beginning...

FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS PROVE,
PROSECUTE PROFITEERING LINKS
TO CHENEY'S FORMER COMPANY!!!

THIS IS THE STORY WE'LL BE FOLLOWING FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT WEEK;

The Worm has turned... how many more of these little profiteering schemes were foisted upon us since this "war" began, especially in the early days when cash was being tossed around in million-dollar bundles?

Federal investigators have uncovered what they describe as a sweeping network of kickbacks, bribes and fraud involving at least eight employees and subcontractors of KBR, the former Halliburton subsidiary, (particularly during Cheney's tenure) in a scheme to inflate charges for flying freight into Iraq in support of the war, according to court papers unsealed yesterday.
The latest conviction in the cases related to the scheme came yesterday, when a former Houston-based executive for an air-freight carrier hired by KBR pleaded guilty in federal district court to dispensing bribes and then lying to federal investigators. the scheme by the Eagle executives began in November 2003 when a plane operated by a rival carrier, DHL, was struck by a missile and landed in Baghdad with its left wing in flames. The Eagle executives used that incident to charge a fraudulent “war-risk surcharge” of 50 cents for every kilogram (2.2 pounds) of freight on its own flights, the papers say.
Between November 2003 and July 2004, Eagle made 379 flights as part of the subcontract, charging some $13.3 million — an amount that included $1.1 million in overcharges. It is not clear whether KBR knew of the overcharging scheme, (not clear? to whom? it is pretty clear to ANYONE WITH A BRAIN!!!) but the papers say that Mr. Smoot and an Eagle subordinate delivered nearly $34,000 in gratuities to KBR employees “to obtain or reward favorable treatment” in connection with the contract.
According to the papers, the gratuities included “meals, drinks, golf outings, tickets to rodeo events, baseball and football games and "other entertainment" (should we cross-check the DC Madame's list here?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/21/washington/21contract.html

This is just the exposed tip, the tiniest fraction, of the biggest war-profiteering conspiracy in human history. If investigators are given full access to the Truth, then I believe they will discover it goes all the way to the top, particularly in terms of the OVP. And the dollar figures will be mind-boggling.

"Cui Bono?" has never been a more pertinent question!

Considering that bit of news,
IS IT ANY WONDER THAT
BUSH POLL NUMBERS DROP TO RECORD LOW!!!!
25% APPROVAL RATINGS!!!
ONLY 1 IN 4 aMERICANS STILL LIVE IN DENIAL!!!
(Thanx to TalkingPointsMemo for the link, great new format there!)
A total of 71% of Americans say they disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president according to the latest survey from the American Research Group. Among all Americans, 25% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 71% disapprove. When it comes to Bush's handling of the economy, 23% approve and 73% disapprove. Among Americans registered to vote, 27% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 70% disapprove. When it comes to the way Bush is handling the economy, 23% of registered voters approve of the way Bush is handling the economy and 72% disapprove.
This is the highest level of disapproval and lowest level of approval for the Bush presidency recorded in monthly surveys by the American Research Group.
http://americanresearchgroup.com/economy/

This isn't just a lame-duck President, his may be the first Limbo Administration(How Low Can You GO!!!) in American History. Still 1 in 4 think the Emporer's wearing new clothes. The rest of us know he's bare-nekkid!!