REMEMBER THIS SNEAKY 2005 LAW as more and more whistleblowers come forward:

[cyberpj]

Posted by cyberpj
Wed Jul 20th 2005, 09:59 AM

This is an outrage and happened right under our noses with no real press coverage.

You can be sure it was created, handed off and passed surreptitiously for the benefit of Halliburton, Bechtel, Blackwater et. al and will soon be used to save them.

U.S. judge limits use of fraud law against Iraq contractors
By Erik Eckholm The New York Times
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2005

A federal judge has issued a ruling that will limit the applicability of a critical antifraud statute against corporate contractors in Iraq.

Judge T.S. Ellis 3rd of U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, held on Monday that the False Claims Act did not apply to the many contractors who were paid by the American occupation authority using Iraqi oil money.

The False Claims Act offers large rewards to corporate insiders who reveal misdeeds, and huge financial penalties can be imposed on errant companies. It is widely regarded as the government's most potent weapon against contractor fraud.

The district court decision, which is the first to provide guidelines in what has been a legal void, could derail some whistle-blower lawsuits that are in their early stages and still under seal, experts in the field of procurement law declared.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/07/12/news/fraud.php

[bullimiami]

1. read his ruling closely.

"""did not apply to the many contractors who were paid by the American occupation authority using Iraqi oil money."""

that says to me that contractors that took taxpayer money are still liable.

[cyberpj]

2. And how does one find out that info? I'll wager the big boys got Iraqi oil money -

- even if they didn't really.

[peacetalksforall]

3. Did they take the tons of cash they flew into Iraq, convert it to the

Iraqi currency and pay from it,... purposely? Anyone know the history of the Iraqi currency since say 1999?

By the way - they would have not cared about a deflated conversion if they knew they might save billions in lawsuit awards in the future - from handling depleted uranium, insufficient guards, etc.

[cyberpj]

4. Sounds about right for the way they've set up everything else AND knowing how experience they are at

MONEY LAUNDERING.