Needed; an investigation into missing Iraq funds and war profiteering

[xray s]

The Democrats must push for an independent prosecutor, outside the influence of the White House, to investigate the missing 8 billion of Iraq reconstruction funds as well as illegal war profiteering and corruption within Congress concerning defense spending (see TPM posts about the growing scandal swirling around Randy "Duke" Cunningham)

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_06_12.php#005839

[babsbunny]

1. Yes, I agree!

Why can't the Dems, and Repubs that are true Americans start hearings on this too while they are at it! So much to do!

[pacalo]

2. I'm getting tired of these Republican values.

With the news today that the boat Randy "Duke" Cunningham lives on down at the yacht club really isn't 'his' yacht but rather a yacht pretty clearly bought for him by a defense contractor getting his help on the appropriations committee, you really have to wonder: How do they think they'll get away with it? And yet, until now he has.

Yeah, I know. Apparently the Duke is 'renting' the boat. But how is it exactly that Mitchell Wade's boat got named the 'Duke Stir' anyway? He's a big John Wayne fan?

[Daphne08]

3. Have they found that $2.3 trillion yet? Are they even looking?

From 2001:

"Christmas In January: Joint Chiefs Lobby for Extra $10 billion"
http://www.commondreams.org/news2001/0125-03.htm


"Remarks as Delivered by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, The Pentagon , Monday, September 10, 2001"
http://www.defenselink.mil/speeches/2001/s20010910-secdef.html

From 2002:

"The War On Waste" from CBS
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/29/eveningnews/main325985.shtml


Has everyone in Washington forgotten this -- has it been investigated YET? Perhaps it has and I missed it. That's possible.

[IChing]

4. I posted this petition this morning from a great lady

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1864970

It got votes but was buried
it has been around before.
the petition only has a little over 2000

It's from a US congresswoman.