WTF??? Armitage likely to get BIPARTISAN SUPPORT as CIA head???

[seventhson]

The Washington Post's Dana Milbank reports this this morning:

"Although a Tenet successor is not expected to be named today, the White House continues to indicate it may propose a replacement in the next few days, which would give the Senate less than two weeks to act before Congress goes into recess.

"Among those said to be under consideration is Deputy Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage, who, as a friend of Tenet's, attended yesterday's ceremony. Armitage, according to two senior Democrats on the intelligence panel, is probably the only Bush appointee who could win bipartisan support at this late date."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37670-2004Jul8.html?nav=rss_politics (I found this linked at Drudge if you do not want to register which may be required - annoying)


WE ALL NEED TO BE ALERT ABOUT THIS AS ARMITAGE HAS A HORRIFIC HISTORY AS COORDINATOR OF DRUG SMUGGLING AND FINANCIER OF DEATH SQUADS IN IRAN-CONTRA IN CENTRAL AMERICA (AND ASIA)!!!

Do a quick Google of Armitage and "Oliver North" or "Contras" and see for yourslef how dangerous this man would be.

"Disappearances" of people like you and me would likely become "de rigeur" if he becomes the top spook at the CIA.

THAT is the most f*cked up news I have read since Fox news called Florida for Bush.

[Guaranteed]

1. I thought it was going to be John Lehman...

who, apparently (from what I heard last night), is a neo-con.

On edit: He was also involved in Iran-Contra.

Why don't they try appointing someone who WASN'T trading arms for hostages?

[Nlighten1]

2. Yep.

Bi-partisan support for criminals.

[LittleApple81]

3. NEGROPONTE anybody? n/t

[seventhson]

12. It sickens me

that ANY Democrat could support these types of monsters in power after all America and the world has been through with their fingers on the triggers (and literally millions of deaths)

[LittleApple81]

4. Armitage was the CEO of CACI... all in the family even more than before.nt

[seventhson]

13. CACI???

what kind of shit is that?

info?

[cosmicdot]

27. "CACI - Proud Partner in Homeland Security"

I'd classify CACI with such "companies" as MITRE.org

There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence beside a crooked stile;
He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together in a little crooked house.

interesting that CACI contain the letters C-I-A
http://www.caci.com/

The original name of the company was California Analysis Center, Inc. In 1967 the company was renamed Consolidated Analysis Centers, Inc. The company name was officially changed to CACI, Inc. in 1973. In recognition of our growing international business we became CACI International Inc.


Iraq : Iraqi Prisoners- CIA probe into CACI

Posted by admin on 2004/5/4 9:19:03 (95 reads)

Prisoner's death spurs CIA probe

The Age - May 4

Update:U.S> Army report leaked to MSNBC

Update:
"...The torture and humiliation of Iraqi prisoners, captured on camera in a US run Baghdad prison, was controlled and devised by US agencies including the CIA, a lawyer (Guy Womack) claimed today..." (Irish Examiner (05/04)

The CIA is investigating the case of an Iraqi prisoner who died in Abu Ghraib jail while being interrogated by CIA agents last November.
As the scandal over abuses at the jail widened, a CIA official - who declined to be named - confirmed that a prisoner had died during questioning.
...
General Taguba saved his harshest criticism for two officers and two private contractors. These were the commander of the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade who had control of the overall detention facility, Colonel Thomas Pappas, Lieutenant- Colonel Steven Jordan, who directed the Joint Interrogation and Debriefing Centre inside the prison, and two employees of US-based security firm CACI International, Stephen Stephanowicz and John Israel...

...These four men, General Taguba wrote, "were either directly or indirectly responsible for the abuses at Abu Ghraib". He recommended "immediate disciplinary action" against the four.
http://inn.globalfreepress.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=131



June 15, 2004

Richard Armitage and CACI
What's Behind the Attacks on Australia's Latham?
By DAVID PALMER

http://www.counterpunch.org/palmer06152004.html




CACI Board of Directors - from 2003 Proxy

Michael J. Bayer, 56. Director of the Company since 2002.
Mr. Bayer brings to the Company's Board a wealth of knowledge and insight into the Department of Defense (DoD) and the military departments from his years of high level service to numerous Administrations. Since 1992, Mr. Bayer has been a consultant engaged in enterprise strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Bayer served as a member of the Board of EG&G Inc., an architectural and engineering company, until its sale to URS Corporation in August, 2002. Mr. Bayer is currently a member of the Naval War College Board of Visitors, the Sandia National Laboratory's National Security Advisory Panel, the U.S. Naval War College Board of Advisors, and DoD's Science Board. Mr. Bayer is currently Vice Chairman of DoD's Business Board and Chairman of the Secretary of the Air Force Advisory Group. Mr. Bayer previously served as Counselor to President Bush's Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism. From 1986 to 1989, Mr. Bayer was a member of the Board of Visitors of the United States Military Academy. From 1990 to 1992, Mr. Bayer served as a member of the Army Science Board, and as its Chairman from 1998 to 2002. Mr. Bayer has also served on a number of non-partisan task forces to improve the management and efficiency of the DoD.

Peter A. Derow, 63. Director of the Company since 2000.
Mr. Derow brings to the Company's Board his experience as a senior level executive of several leading media companies and his experience in serving on the boards of many companies. From 1988 to 1997, Mr. Derow was President and Chief Executive Officer of Institutional Investor, Inc., a publisher of information serving the financial services industry. Mr. Derow is also director of 101 Communications, LLC, a publisher serving the information technology industry; Globalspec Inc., a site serving engineers; and MediaMap, Inc., a site serving journalists and the public relations industry; and Moore Medical, Inc., a distributor of medical products.

Richard L. Leatherwood, 64. Director of the Company since 1996.
Mr. Leatherwood brings to the Company's Board senior level executive experience with publicly held corporations. Mr. Leatherwood's experience includes business unit management for a Fortune 500 transportation company. From 1986 to 1991, Mr. Leatherwood was President and Chief Executive Officer of CSX Equipment Group. In 1985, Mr. Leatherwood was Vice Chairman of Chessie System Railroads and Seaboard System Railroad. From 1983 to1985, Mr. Leatherwood was President and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Gas Resources Group. From 1977 to 1983, Mr. Leatherwood held positions with Texas Gas Resources Corporation, a conglomerate of transportation and energy businesses with both revenues and assets in excess of $2.0 billion: 1982 to 1983, Executive Vice President; 1980 to 1982, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; 1979 to 1980, Vice President and Assistant to the President; and 1977 to 1979, Vice President, Planning and Systems, Trucking Division. Mr. Leatherwood is currently a director of Dominion Resources, Inc., an integrated gas and electric company. Mr. Leatherwood was formerly a director of Dominion Energy, Inc., MNC Financial, Inc., CSX Corporation, and Virginia Electric and Power Company, Inc.

Barbara A. McNamara, 61. Director Nominee.
Ms. McNamara will bring to the Company's Board a wealth of knowledge and insight into the intelligence community including the National Security Agency (NSA), and into the interplay between U.S. intelligence agencies and its foreign partners. From July 2000 to August 2003, Ms. McNamara served as Special United States Liaison Officer, London, England where she was responsible to the Director, NSA for representing NSA in its relationships with United Kingdom (UK) authorities including the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the UK's cryptologic organization. From 1993 to 2000, Ms. McNamara held executive level positions at the NSA: 1997 to 2000, Deputy Director; 1995 to 1997, Deputy Director of Operations, NSA/Central Security Service (CSS); 1994 to 1995, Executive Director, NSA/CSS; and 1993 to 1994, NSA/CSS Representative to the Department of Defense.

Arthur L. Money, 63. Director of the Company since 2002.
Mr. Money brings to the Company's Board vast experience as a senior official at the Department of Defense, and as a senior level technology executive in the private sector with a background in defense electronics and the intelligence industry. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Money served as Assistant Secretary of Defense ("ASD") for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Money was DoD Chief Information Officer and from 1998 to 1999 he was the Senior Civilian Official, Office of the ASD. From 1996 to 1998 Mr. Money was Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research Development and Acquisition and Chief Information Officer for the Air Force. In 1995, Mr. Money was Vice President and Deputy General Manager, TRW Avionics and Surveillance Group. From 1972 to 1994, Mr. Money held positions with ESL Inc. (a subsidiary of TRW): 1990 to 1994, President; 1988 to 1989, Vice President, Advanced Programs and Development; 1986 to 1988, Vice President, Studies and Analysis Division; and 1972 to 1980, Engineer, Manager and Director of various units. From 1962 to 1972, Mr. Money was an Engineer at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company.

Dr. Warren R. Phillips, 62. Director of the Company since 1974. In addition to his experience as a senior level technology executive, Dr. Phillips brings to the Company's Board considerable expertise in the areas of information technology policy, public sector finance, and the provision of computer services. The Company's Board also benefits from Dr. Phillips' familiarity with the U.S. intelligence community and his understanding of international business issues. Dr. Phillips serves as the financial manager for AMBO, a $1.5 billion (CAPEX) crude oil pipeline developer for Caspian oil flows to the west. From 1993 to 2001, Dr. Phillips was Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Maryland Moscow, Inc., a 501(c)(3) educational and training venture that was involved in over $50 million in financial training to the newly evolving countries of the former Soviet Union. Dr. Philips helped train and provided advice in developing financial systems (bank, stock exchange, pension, insurance, and government) in most of those countries. Between 1974 and 2003, Dr. Phillips was Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. During that time he has served in a number of administrative positions including Vice President for Academics at UMBC, and Assistant Vice President for Administration for the University System where he managed system wide information technology, budgeting, and internal audit.

Charles P. Revoile, 69. Director of the Company since 1993.
As an attorney and former senior level executive, Mr. Revoile brings to the Company's Board his vast experience in the governance of publicly held corporations and in contracting with the Federal Government. In addition, the Company's Board values Mr. Revoile's perspective in financial and management disciplines as an active private investor. From 1985 to 1992, Mr. Revoile served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of CACI International Inc. From 1971 to 1985, Mr. Revoile was Vice President and General Counsel of Stanwick Corporation. Currently, Mr. Revoile is a legal and business consultant and an independent investor.

Richard P. Sullivan, 70. Director of the Company since 1996.
Mr. Sullivan brings to the Company's Board his experience as a former CEO of a Fortune 500 company, his expertise in mergers and acquisitions, and his background in investment banking. The Company's Board also benefits from Mr. Sullivan's insights as a seasoned executive with company directorships in diverse industries. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Sullivan has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Cargill Development Corporation, a machine designer. From 1992 to 1997, Mr. Sullivan was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The J.L. Wickham Co., Inc., a machine builder. Mr. Sullivan was formerly a director of Equitable Bancorporation, a bank holding company; Monumental Corporation, an insurance company; Noxell Corporation, a cosmetic manufacturer; PRC, Inc., an information technology company; PharmaKinetics Labs, Inc., a drug testing company; and the National Association of Manufacturers Trade Association.

John M. Toups, 77. Director of the Company since 1993.
Mr. Toups brings to the Company's Board his experience as a senior level executive of a major information technology contractor, banking knowledge, and company directorships in diverse industries, including a Fortune 500 corporation. Mr. Toups is a director of Halifax Corporation, a technical services company; NVR, Inc., a home builder; and GTSI Corp., a provider of integrated information technology solutions. Mr. Toups is also a trustee of INOVA Health System, a not-for-profit hospital system, and a director of the Professional Services Council, an association of providers of services to governments. From 1977 to 1987, Mr. Toups was Chief Executive Officer of PRC, Inc., an information technology service company. Mr. Toups was formerly a director of PRC, Inc.; Emhart Corporation, an industrial products company; Washington Bancorp, a bank holding company; Washington Gas Light Company, a public utility serving natural gas; Guest Services, a food services company; and Thermatrix, an environmental technology company.

Larry D. Welch, 69. Director of the Company since 2002.
As a former Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Commander in Chief of the Strategic Air Command, General Larry D. Welch, USAF (Retired) brings to the Company's Board valuable insights into the DoD, space, and intelligence. Since 1991, General Welch has been President and Chief Executive Officer of The Institute for Defense Analyses, a federally chartered research center providing operations and technical analysis, and management and information systems analysis for the Department of Defense and other U.S. Government agencies. Prior to retiring from the United States Air Force in 1990, General Welch served as follows: 1986 to 1990, 12th Chief of Staff; 1985 to 1986, Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command; 1984 to 1985, Vice Chief of Staff; 1982 to 1984, Deputy Chief of Staff, Programs and Resources; and 1981 to 1982, Commander, Air Force Central Command.


Management Director

Dr. J. P. London, 66. Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Under Dr. London's leadership, CACI has grown from a small professional services consulting firm to become a pacesetter in information technology and communications solutions markets. CACI operations today are worldwide and global in nature. Dr. London joined CACI in 1972. Dr. London was elected President and Chief Executive Officer in 1984 and has been a Director since 1981. From 1982 to 1984, Dr. London was President of the Company's largest operating division. From 1979 to 1982, Dr. London was one of the Company's Executive Vice Presidents. From 1977 to 1979, Dr. London served as a Senior Vice President; from 1975 to 1977, he was a Vice President. Dr. London is currently a director and member of the Executive Committee of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association and was formerly a member of the Senior Advisory Board of the Northern Virginia Technology Council. Dr. London holds a B.S. in Engineering from the United States Naval Academy, a M.S. in Operations Research from the United States Naval Postgraduate School, and a Doctorate in Business Administration, conveyed with distinction, from the George Washington University School of Business and Public Management. Early in his career, Dr. London served as a Naval Aviator. Dr. London now holds the rank of Captain, U.S. Navy Reserve (Retired). He has been recognized by the Human Resources Leadership Awards of Greater Washington with the establishment of its Ethics in Business Award in his name. In 2003, Dr. London was presented with the CEO of the Year Award by the George Washington University Executive MBA Program; he was named Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year for Government IT Services; and he received the John W. Dixon award from Association of the United States Army for his outstanding contributions to America's defense


EXECUTIVE OFFICERS - they seem to like only a few to wear many hats

As of June 30, 2003, the Executive Officers of the Company were Dr. J. P. London, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, and the following four persons indicated in the table below.


L. Kenneth Johnson
President, U.S. Operations, CACI, INC.- FEDERAL

President, CACI, Inc., 1999-2001, until its merger into CACI, INC.-FEDERAL. Consultant, Federal Sources, Inc., 1998-1999. President and Chief Executive Officer, Tracor Enterprise Solutions, 1996-1997. Senior Vice President, Cordant, Inc., 1995-1996.

Stephen L. Waechter
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director of BusinessServices

Executive Vice President ("EVP"), Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), Treasurer and Director of Business Services for the Company since 1999. EVP, CFO, Treasurer, GTSI Corp, 1997-1999. Senior Vice
President, CFO, Treasurer, The Vincam Group, Inc., 1996-1997. Senior Vice President, CFO, Treasurer, Applied Bioscience Int'l Inc., 1993-1996. Vice President Finance, General Electric Information Services, 1974-1993. Mr. Waechter is a director of Strategic Diagnostics, Inc., a provider of test products for the food safety and water quality markets.

Gregory R. Bradford
Chief Executive, CACI Limited, and President, Information Solutions

Chief Executive, CACI Limited since2000, Managing Director, 1985-2000;
President of Information Solutions (formerly the Company's Marketing
Systems Group) since 1994; Executive Vice President, 1987-1993; Senior Vice President, 1986-1987; Vice President, 1983-1986; European Legal Counsel, 1983-1985; Director of Contracts, 1979-1983.

Jeffrey P. Elefante
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Director of Contract and Administrative Services

Executive Vice President of the Company since 1996; General Counsel, Secretary, and Director of Contract Services of the Company since 1992; Director of Administrative Services of the Company since 1998; Senior Vice President, 1992-1996.


http://www.shareholder.com/caci/sec.cfm?DocType=Proxy&Year=

[soothsayer]

5. Interesting. I heard recently that Kerry had cut a deal (way back when)

NOT to prosecute any Iran-Contra players in exchange for being picked as VP. He was supposed to be named VP under Gore, but Gore screwed him.

Don't flame me!! I believe it was Daniel Sheehan who said this on a radio interiew. This dude:

Daniel Sheehan, President, New Paradigm Institute
Daniel Sheehan is an attorney, educated at Harvard Law and Divinity Schools. Sheehan founded and was the Chief Counsel for the Christic Institute, a public interest litigation and policy center that won the first case against the KKK, exposed the Nicaraguan/Contra Affair, prosecuted the Kerr-McGee Nuclear Power Company, which stopped the building and proliferation of new nuclear power plants in the USA, and stopped the Three Mile Island Company from contaminating the public. He served as Legal Counsel to the New York Times in The Pentagon Papers case and currently serves as President and Chief Counsel for the New Paradigm Institute in Santa Cruz, CA. and Cambridge, MA.

[seventhson]

10. Very interesting: WHEN did you hear this?

Sheehan was nearly destroyed by the CIA/Bushzis when he brought a major case against the government in the bombing at la penca in Nicaragua where American journalists (I believe) were killed at a press conference bombing.

An amazing story. I would love to hear more on this (anything else as to when the interview occurred, what were his sources, and where did you hear this???)

I plan to vote for Kerry no matter what - but we do need to be forwarned and fore-armed if Democrats are going to support Fascist brutes and common criminal murderers as head of the CIA.

[soothsayer]

14. Ok, it might be in this Sheehan interview (you can listen online)

http://www.visionaryactivism.com/radioshow.htm

It's the June 24th show. I'm not 100% sure if this is where it is, but there's a good chance.

I'm with you, I'm for Kerry, but it's good to know all the ins and outs. Politics is politics, after all.

Comes in at about minute 5---starts with Negroponte, ollie north, etc.

[seventhson]

18. Thanks - I think this is amazing stuff

great site and it looks like they are saying we can work with Kerry.

The paradogm site and this radio show are tgreat thiungs I have never heard of before.

Gotta love the internet and especially all the knowledge at DU

[soothsayer]

25. I love Caroline Casey, and in fact took her to F-911

...the a midnight show on the Friday it opened. She had just done the radio show with Sheehan, and was telling me about it while we waited for the movie to start.

I really need to listen to all of the archived shows on this site...!

Sheehan is great.

[seventhson]

28. Dan Sheehan

was probably the most politically inspiring professor I ever had in law school

[seventhson]

16. Great Info on New Paradigm Institute (Links)

http://www.centerchange.org/projects/project.asp?id=140

http://www.newparadigminstitute.org/

[kikiek]

6. He is a member of the Project for the New American Century

which urged Clinton to attack Iraq in 1998 http://www.newamericancentury.org/iraqclintonletter.htm Most of the neo cons signed it. I think this is very frightening. We haven't seen the last of the pre-emptive wars if this group stays in power. They want our money and kids. As director of the CIA he can find threats anywhere they want him to.

[cosmicdot]

7. who are what Milbank describes: "according to two senior Democrats"

... on the intelligence panel" ... Armitage "is probably the only Bush appointee who could win bipartisan support at this late date."



I looked ... might have missed the names.

as backup, I emailed Milbank to ask
[e-mail]

[Hornito]

20. Isn't Biden one of them???

Wouldn't surprise me.....

[seventhson]

21. Please tell us if you get a response and tell him(her?) about the buzz

here at DU



I guess we could probabl;y figure it out.




which top dems are on the intelligence committee?

Bayh? Leahy? Edwards? who else might be there? Who else might support these evil spook assassins?

[cosmicdot]

33. Autoreply from [e-mail]

Thank you for your email. While the volume of messages we receive prevents us from responding individually to each one, we encourage you to send questions to us online every other Friday from 11 a.m. to noon at www.washingtonpost.com.
Mike Allen
Dana Mikbank

(it came spelled that way)

[seventhson]

8. The article seems to imply Armitage is a possible shoo-in (LINKS HERE)

to some armitage info:

http://www.newsandletters.org/Issues/2002/December/Colombia_Dec02.htm

http://www.memresearch.org/eye.htm

[Hubert Flottz]

9. Just when you think it can't get any worse it does!

These people should be in jail!

[seemslikeadream]

11. "Covert action...doing The Lord's work..."

Behind Close Doors at the State Department

The Bush Administration had sought the "cooperation" of those, who were directly supporting and abetting the terrorists. Absurd, but at the same time consistent with Washington's broader strategic and economic objectives in Central Asia.

The meeting behind closed doors at the State Department on September 13 between Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and Lt. General Mahmoud Ahmad was shrouded in secrecy. Remember President Bush was not even involved in these crucial negotiations:

"Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage handed over a list of specific steps Washington wanted Pakistan to take".13 "After a telephone conversation between Powell and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said Pakistan had promised to cooperate." 14 President George W. Bush later confirmed (also on the morning of September 13th) that the Pakistan government had accepted "to cooperate and to participate as we hunt down those people who committed this unbelievable, despicable act on America''. 15


Richard L. Armitage former director of CACI guits to join Bush team
Civilian accused of killing ‘doing fine job’

MICHAEL SETTLE, Chief Political Correspondent May 06 2004

Executives from Virginia-based CACI International complained that they had still not been informed by their client, the US defence department, that their employee, working for the CIA as an interrogator, was involved in the abuse of inmates at Abu Ghraib jail near Baghdad.
Jack London, CACI president, said: "The fact remains we are simply not able to confirm in any fashion any CACI employee was involved in the abuse at Abu Ghraib prison."
Ken Johnson, the company's president of US operations, added: "The employee questioned is still on the site and still performing the duties there and, by all accounts from our understanding, is doing a damn fine job."
It has been suggested the CIA contractor could escape any prosecution because US Army jurisdiction does not extend to American private contractors in Iraq.

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/15501.html

Contractors act as interrogators

Control: The Pentagon's hiring of civilians to question prisoners raises accountability issues.

Founded in 1962 as a small consulting firm, CACI now has more than $1 billion in annual revenue. It specializes in information technology but also has branched into every corner of the Defense Department to become "essentially an odd-jobs provider for the federal government," according to Tim Quillin, an analyst for the investment banking firm Stephens Inc.

More than 90 percent of CACI's business comes from its main customer - the Pentagon - and other federal agencies, according to reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Among the company's former directors is Richard L. Armitage, who resigned in 2001 to accept an appointment from President Bush as deputy secretary of state.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bal-te.contractors04ma... ...

But these soldiers aren’t simply mavericks. Some accused claim they acted on the orders of military intelligence and the CIA, and that some of the torture sessions were under the control of mercenaries hired by the US to conduct interrogations. Two “civilian contract” organisations taking part in interrogations at Abu Ghraib are linked to the Bush administration.
California-based Titan Corporation says it is “a leading provider of solutions and services for national security”. Between 2003-04, it gave nearly $40,000 to George W Bush’s Republican Party. Titan supplied translators to the military.
CACI International Inc. describes its aim as helping “America’s intelligence community in the war on terrorism”. Richard Armitage, the current deputy US secretary of state, sat on CACI’s board.
No civilians, however, are facing charges as military law does not apply to them. Colonel Jill Morgenthaler, from CentCom, said that one civilian contractor was accused along with six soldiers of mistreating prisoners. However, it was left to the contractor to “deal with him”. One civilian interrogator told army investigators that he had “unintentionally” broken several tables during interrogations as he was trying to “fear-up” detainees.
Lawyers for some accused say their clients are scapegoats for a rogue prison system, which allowed mercenaries to give orders to serving soldiers. A military report said private contractors were at times supervising the interrogations.
Kimmitt said: “I hope the investigation is including not only the people who committed the crimes, but some of the people who might have encouraged the crimes as well because they certainly share some responsibility.”
Last night, CACI vice-president Jody Brown said: “The company supports the Army’s investigation and acknowledges that CACI personnel in Iraq volunteered to be interviewed by army officials in connection with the investigation. The company has received no indication that any CACI employee was involved in any alleged improper conduct with Iraqi prisoners. Nonetheless, CACI has initiated an independent investigation.”
However, military investigators said: “A CACI investigator’s contract was terminated because he allowed and/or instructed military police officers who were not trained in interrogation techniques to facilitate interrogations which were neither authorised nor in accordance with regulations.”
http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:LGgQIc6IKxoJ:south... ...

CACI is among an elite group of Washington area companies that do classified work for the federal government. The company, formed in the 1960s, first caught the government's eye with a computer language it developed that could be used to build battlefield simulation programs.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5677-200...

- Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State is president and partner of Armitage Assoc. LLP, was a Boeing consultant, a Raytheon consultant and an advisory board member. Armitage was also President Bush's special emissary to Jordan's King Hussein during the 1991 Gulf War. Armitage has also worked in the past for Halliburton.
http://dc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=45246&gro...

From March 1992 until 1993, Armitage as ambassador, funneled U.S. dollars into the new independent states of the former Soviet Union. In January 1992, the Bush Administration's desire to cozy up to the NIS (and their oil) resulted in Armitage's appointment as Coordinator for Emergency Humanitarian Assistance.

During this time Armitage took on the other international patronage projects that normally follow war, accommodating the assuagement of the European Community, Japan and other donor countries.

Armitage owns Electronic Data Systems stock worth $250,001 to $500,000 (EDS is the 49th largest defense contractor, and lobbies the Defense Dept. over various appropriations issues), General Electric stock worth $500,001 to $1 million, Merck & Co. stock worth $100,001 to $250,000 (Merck lobbied the Defense Dept. over the Biological Weapons Convention implementation protocol), and Verizon Communications stock worth $250,001 to $500,000.

Armitage also worked as a consultant to Halliburton. Armitage is a former co-chairman of the U.S.-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce. He was instrumental in the reconstruction of the emerging economies of the former Soviet republics, after the fall of the Communist empire; along with Condi Rice, who rode herd on the Bush cabal's bid for U.S. control of the Caspian oil.
http://www.ifpafletcherconference.com/army2000/bios/arm...
http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/outside/commentary... ...

AccuPoll has teamed with Electronic Data Systems to jointly bid on voting system opportunities. EDS is a leading global information technology services company for over 40 years, and one of the leading systems integration companies in the world, with over 140,000 employees and annual revenues in excess of $21 Billion. EDS will provide deployment, training, and customer support services to state and local governments. Management believes that EDS currently has relationships with, or does business with, more than seventy percent of every federal, state and local government in the United States.
http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:wH5Q2g-CjDAJ:www.a... ...


On 9-6-2000 Nothrup Grumman Corp. acquired the government IT
market through Federal Data Corp/FDC whose customer base included NIH, NASA and FAA. FDC was folded into Northrup Grumman's Logicon, Inc. whose expertise is in command, control and communications; intelligence;weapons systems; training and simulation.

The Carlyle Group had bought FDC in 1995, The Carlyle Group assisted in this transaction too which was announced on 9-11-2000!
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/0911/news-fdc-09-1...

Armitage Pledges to Deepen U.S.-Pakistan Alliance

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage pledged on Monday to deepen Washington's ties with Pakistan, dismissing talk of cracks in the relationship after meeting President Pervez Musharraf.

Last week Armitage said some in Pakistan's security community were less than enthusiastic about working with the United States, especially in tracking down Taliban and al Qaeda militants along the Afghan border.

Pakistan has also expressed deep reservations about Washington's decision to allow Israel to sell an advanced early warning radar system to India, saying it would create an arms imbalance in South Asia.

"We are very interested in having a full relationship with Pakistan, not simply one based on the global war on terror, the one that covers the entire gambit -- economic, social, political as well as of course security," Armitage said in Islamabad.

more..................

http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNew... ...

Bush's Armitage drug dealing ties letter & Nguyet Thi O'Rourke
Secret Agent Man
http://www.inthesetimes.com/issue/25/07/naureckas2507.h...

Nguyet Thi O'Rourke
The article was about Armitage's relationship with a woman named Nguyet Thi
Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage
DEPT. OF DEFENSE

O'Rourke, a Vietnamese immigrant convicted of running a gambling operation in Northern Virginia. Armitage had already attracted the attention of the President's Commission on Organized Crime by writing a glowing character reference for her in conjunction with her trial, on Pentagon stationery no less. What our article added was the juicy personal angle that has become a requirement for killing a nomination. It seemed that when the Arlington Police raided O'Rourke's house, they discovered some unusual photographs: They showed a nude O'Rourke holding another photo, which depicted her and Armitage wearing swimsuits.

The most obvious motive for taking such photos was to give O'Rourke some kind of leverage over Armitage; even though they didn't prove anything in themselves, they certainly implied an intimate relationship between a high-ranking government official and an organized crime figure. At the very least, they raised the question of why the official had put himself in a position where a mobster might think she could blackmail him.

more..............

http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:uS1jTErAt0E:intern... ...

complaint letter to BushSr regarding alleged drug dealing ties to Armitage
http://www.dcia.com/bush.html

Ross Perot's probes of Armitage -
http://www.dcia.com/perot.html

And Richard Armitage's remark at the 9/11 Hearings

"Covert action...doing The Lord's work..."
In regards to popularizing covert action

[seventhson]

19. Jesus Christ, Seemslikeadream, you are GOOD. This is a bookmark

This guy is poison.

I KNEW if I posted this I would get some help from those who know what is going on.

[seemslikeadream]

24. Thanks so much and maybe you could help me hang on to this

story. It keeps getting taken away from me. Sounds like a good one
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x673846

[oneighty]

15. Also

bull shits the gullible into believing he is a former Navy SEAL, demonstrating to all that he is just a phony wannabee.

180

[booisblu]

17. So that's what the

terra alert was about. Put's pressure on the dem's to approve someone right away cause there's an imminent(ha ha) attack coming and a big gaping hole in cia leadership.

[cosmicdot]

31. could be - good point

a Hill recess, and Bush will sneak him in the backdoor anyway ...

was Armitage ever confirmed as Deputy Secretary of State?

[seventhson]

22. Senate Intelligence Committee list (scary)

MEMBERSHIP

REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS
Pat Roberts, Kansas
Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV
West Virginia, Vice Chairman
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Carl Levin, Michigan
Mike Dewine, Ohio Dianne Feinstein, California
Christopher S. Bond, Missouri Ron Wyden, Oregon
Trent Lott, Mississippi Richard J. Durbin, Illinois
Olympia J. Snowe, Maine Evan Bayh, Indiana
Chuck Hagel, Nebraska John Edwards, North Carolina
Saxby Chambliss, Georgia Barbara A. Mikulski, Maryland
John W. Warner, Virginia

[seventhson]

23. There are a few democratic sellouts here who might support fascism

Chambliss, Bayh (a Bilderbergerer), Rockefeller (its genetic), and kiss ass Feinstein?

whatta your tea leaves say???

[cosmicdot]

29. Saxby is the Repuke who Diebolded the seat from Max Cleland

from that list ... who isn't a senior Democrat?

If those are the choices, I'd say Bayh, Rockefeller, with
Dianne "looking-after-her-husband's-business interests" Feinstein, a close runner-up ...

we'll see if Mr. Dana "why ask who-what-where-how-when" Milbank emails back

are there more than one intelligence "panels" ???

[GreenArrow]

30. Feinstein or Bayh

but it'd be funny if it were Edwards.

[seventhson]

37. sorry - I had him confused with Zell Miller

another traitor dem

[Q]

26. Another Player:

BIOGRAPHY

Richard Lee Armitage
Deputy Secretary of State, 
Term of Appointment: 03/26/2001 to present

Richard L. Armitage’s nomination as Deputy Secretary of State was confirmed by the Senate on March 23, 2001. He was sworn in on March 26, 2001.

Since May 1993, Richard L. Armitage was President of Armitage Associates L.C. He had been engaged in a range of worldwide business and public policy endeavors as well as frequent public speaking and writing. Previously, he held senior troubleshooting and negotiating positions in the Departments of State and Defense, and the Congress.

From March 1992 until his departure from public service in May 1993, Mr. Armitage (with the personal rank of Ambassador) directed U.S. assistance to the new independent states (NIS) of the former Soviet Union. In January 1992, the Bush Administration’s desire to jump-start international assistance to the NIS resulted in his appointment as Coordinator for Emergency Humanitarian Assistance. During his tenure in these positions Mr. Armitage completed extensive international coordination projects with the European Community, Japan and other donor countries.

From 1989 through 1992, Mr. Armitage filled key diplomatic positions as Presidential Special Negotiator for the Philippines Military Bases Agreement and Special Mediator for Water in the Middle East. President Bush sent him as a Special Emissary to Jordan’s King Hussein during the 1991 Gulf War.

In the Pentagon from June 1983 to May 1989, he served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. He represented the Department of Defense in developing politico-military relationships and initiatives throughout the world, spearheaded U.S. Pacific security policy including the U.S.-Japan and U.S.-China security relationships, managed all DoD security assistance programs, and provided oversight of policies related to the law of the sea, U.S. special operations, and counter-terrorism. He played a leading role in Middle East Security Policies.

In May 1975 Mr. Armitage came to Washington as a Pentagon consultant and was posted in Tehran, Iran, until November 1976. Following two years in the private sector, he took the position as Administrative Assistant to Senator Robert Dole of Kansas in 1978. In the 1980 Reagan campaign, Mr. Armitage was senior advisor to the Interim Foreign Policy Advisory board, which prepared the President-Elect for major international policy issues confronting the new administration. From 1981 until June 1983 Mr. Armitage was Deputy assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia and Pacific Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Born in 1945, Mr. Armitage graduated in 1967 from the U.S. Naval Academy, where he was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. He served on a destroyer stationed on the Vietnam gunline and subsequently completed three combat tours with the riverine/advisory forces in Vietnam. Fluent in Vietnamese, Mr. Armitage left active duty in 1973 and joined the U.S. Defense Attache Office, Saigon. Immediately prior to the fall of Saigon, he organized and led the removal of Vietnamese naval assets and personnel from the country.

Mr. Armitage’s endeavors include past service on several Boards and committees. He has received numerous U.S. military decorations as well as decorations from the governments of Thailand, Republic of Korea, Bahrain, and Pakistan.

Mr. Armitage was awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service four times, the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Award for Outstanding Public Service, the Presidential Citizens Medal, presented by the President to citizens who have performed exemplary deeds of service, and the Department of State Distinguished Honor Award.

[leesa]

32. You have to remember that this is a war between the rich and the rest

of us. The Dems in the Senate are uber-rich and they WANT war in the ME so they can grab the oil and satisfy those corporations they make their payola from just as much as the Republicans do.

If you remember that our Senate is against us, it makes it easier to understand.

[dansolo]

34. Why should this suprise you?

The Democrats supported Negroponte as Ambassador to Iraq.

[seventhson]

36. Not all democrats I hope - but this nauseates me and further...

it enfuriates me!

I read yesterday in the incredible book "Der Fuehrer" by Konrad Heiden (a definitive analysis of Hitler and fascism that should be read by EVERY antifascist written before the defeat of Hitler)that Hitler's personal power was partly in his ability to say things and engage in conduct that was so abhorrent and outrageous (the biggest lies are the most effective ones) that no one could even fathom them being done and hence were unprepared to stop Hitler and his backers (backers such as the Bushes).


This conduct is so eggrecious and awful that the democrats (like the Social Democrats in Nazi Germany - the supposed opposition) were unable to mount an effective defense.

American elected Democrats are still unprepared for the worst and most heinous of conduct despite all that we know so far about the corruption of this regime.

It clearly demonstrates the weaknesses of our elected Democrats - but it also shines light on where we need to become active.

Knowledge is power.

Hopefully this man will be found unsuitable for service as head of the CIA.

It is also a Machiavellian/Rovian tactic to prop up the WORST criminal as the rep of the emperor so that those who are not so evil look good in comparison.

No matter what, though, we must take back the Senate in 2004 as well as the Presidency.

[Bandit]

35. Why o Why have they forsaken Ollie North?

Poor ol Ollie. He is being left out. He and G Gordon Liddy that is. I would think the top intelligence officer should be someone with a record of trading with the enemy or at least someone who would break and enter for the party.

[seventhson]

38. I would prefer North to this asshole spook

I really would