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Tue Aug-02-05 12:19 PM
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| For those with better memories than mine: who were the players in... |
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... the late Reagan years defense procurement scandals? A few names would be very helpful.
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Tue Aug-02-05 12:24 PM
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| 1. Poindexter, Casey, Wineberger (sp.?), McFarland, Negropointe. |
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Tue Aug-02-05 12:25 PM
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| 2. Add Oliver North & Richard Secord n/t |
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Tue Aug-02-05 12:26 PM
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| 4. And maybe Kashoggi, if memory serves (??) n/t |
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Tue Aug-02-05 12:26 PM
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| 5. No, they were Iran-Contra figures... |
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... I'm asking about people who got caught in defense _procurement_ (spending) scams.
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Tue Aug-02-05 12:27 PM
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| 7. oops, nevermind. Sorry about that. |
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Tue Aug-02-05 12:28 PM
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| 9. Sorry, me confused. Sadly they are probably all related however. eom |
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Tue Aug-02-05 12:25 PM
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| 3. are you talking about the wedtech scandal ? |
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casually know a guy went to prison for that but not well enough to ask about it
maybe caspar weinberger could be googled?
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Tue Aug-02-05 12:28 PM
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| 8. WedTech's a minor part of this... |
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... if only because it involved Ed Meese.
What I'm after are the firms raided by the FBI around 1988 who were prominent in defense spending fraud.
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Tue Aug-02-05 12:27 PM
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Paisley was assistant to Navy Secretary Lehman.
also
Austen Watson, contractor
Boeing Corp. through Dick Fowler
Bill Galvin, lobbyist.
That's a few of the many.
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Tue Aug-02-05 12:31 PM
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... Paisley jogs the memory, as does Austen Watson.
More of the many are appreciated, if you remember them.
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Tue Aug-02-05 12:30 PM
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When the Gannon story broke there was mention of a sex ring or are you talking anout weapons procurement in which case I think Adnan Kashoogi might have been involved. He is also mentioned in the BCCI.
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Tue Aug-02-05 12:33 PM
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| 12. Before that. And within this country... |
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... nasty doings amongst the defense contractors in the middle `80s extending to the late `80s. Adnan Kashoggi was Iran-Contra material. I'm talking about defense procurement fraud--Pentagon-contractor irregularities.
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Tue Aug-02-05 12:42 PM
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| 13. Gorbhanifor, if I recall correctly. |
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Tue Aug-02-05 12:45 PM
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| 14. Iran-Contra figure, again... |
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... I'm asking about the defense procurement scandals, in which collusion between the Pentagon and domestic defense firms occurred.
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