Story here.
A billion here, a billion there, before you know it, it adds up to real money . . .
What judge issued the gag order? There doesn’t appear to be any sort of litigation going on.
Has Kucinich added that to his impeachment list?
It says 70 cases are going on. Maybe the gagging order, being a gagging order, is preventing discussion?
The legal gagging order on the 70 cases will presumably have come from the Dept of Justice.
The gag order is what scares me, really. “Don’t worry where your money went. It’s just… Out there. Legally, you can’t ask where and hope for answers.”
Article XVI. (Though, in light of this story, perhaps it should have been worded more strongly.)
Now, does this $23 billion include the $9 billion in bundled cash that wandered off back in 2005? Or is this since that?
I wonder if there’s any chance of treason charges. That would be nice.
Gag orders are unconstitutional. (Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart 427 U.S. 539)
The press sometimes complies with them out of respect - usually in cases involving minor children and such, or sensitive information that might result in retaliatory action against a witnesses’ family or something - but there’s no reason they have to.
You, sirrah, are a traitor! How dare you question [del]Der Fuhrer[/del] the President during this time of crisis!
does best not to look shifty
$23 Billion? Is that all? I’m guessig thats just the tip of the turdberg.
Why doesn’t the American media cover this stuff? Or all the law breaking by the administration in general. I really don’t think it’s lack of interest on the part of the public. Is there a reason - real or sinister?
It would be like picking a snowflake out of an avalanche.
So much for Idiotic Reason Nº58 for invading Iraq:
“We have to stop the [Dr Evil]millions[/Dr Evil] being skimmed off the Oil for Food program!”
I’ll tell you where the money’s going. It’s the damn air conditioning bill. Honestly, how many times do your mother and I have to tell you troops to close the door after you go outside? Are you trying to cool the whole Middle East?!
Ah Iraq the practice field for Libertarians. Contractors above the law ,no oversight, no rules, no regulation at all. Sure works for the people doesn’t it.
Air conditioning requires electricity.Terrifel.
You know what is really fucking annoying? I would have started another pit thread, but seeing as there is an Iraq thread in the Pit (When isn’t there?), I thought I’d mention this.
Bush said that the diplomacy is the first option with Iran.
Wow, just fucking wow. It sure would have been fucking nice if diplomacy were the first fucking option with Iraq. But then again, Bush’s ego was too fragile to leave Saddam alive and taunting him.
Can you imagine how much better off we’d be if we were mired in this bullshit war that was completely unnecessary? Jesus. Anyway, add this to the long fucking list of reasons why you don’t go to war unless you absolutely have to. During a way, especially a longer war, shit happens. People do things they aren’t supposed to do. Bad shit generally happens. Innocents get killed, etc. There had better be a damn good reason to go to war.
You know, I simply can’t wait for us to get out of Iraq. I know it’s going to collapse, but it won’t matter if we do it now, or in 5 years. We might as well leave now and then just see what happens.
And unnecessary, in this case. I’m straining not to vomit as it is.
I can just hear the Senate Investigating Committee…
Senator: Where’s the money?
Dick Cheney: We have top men working on it now.
Senator: Who?
Dick Cheney: Top… men.