CBS leads off tonight with $$ gone missing in Iraq!

[babylonsister]

Finally this meme is getting out there! Mentioning Custer-Battles, the co. that 'lost' so much money, calling them war profiteers.
8.8 billion missing/not accounted for.
Seems 60 Minutes is doing a story about this Sunday.
:woohoo: :woohoo:

[LSparkle]

1. I heard about this last night ...

Let's all hope CBS has prepared for possible Rovian tricks this time so we don't get Memogate II.

[babylonsister]

2. There were hearings on CSPAN last year about Custer-Battles

and the missing 8.8 billion. I'm gratified the rest of the country might watch and figure out how fully they're getting screwed.

[Imalittleteapot]

3. About time. nt

[Pirate Smile]

4. 60 Minutes

"Coming up on "60 Minutes": Steve Kroft investigates how some of the $50 billion the U.S. spent on reconstruction work in Iraq was used and why $8.8 billion of it is unaccounted for."

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?channel=60Sunday&CMP=KNC-2005googlecampaign

Al Franken said this would be on this Sunday.

[enid602]

5. CIA guy

Wasn't this the story that emerged about 4 to 6 months ago, when a CIA guy (stationed in Iraq during Bremer's tenure) wrote a tell-all in a respected, right-leaning magazine. I can't remember any of the particulars; everything is becoming a haze, with all the graft and corruption that's emerging during the downside of Bush's mediocre carreer.

[seemslikeadream]

6. Iraq Contractor Accused of Offshore Shell Game - Fri Oct-15-04

nice of you to notice CBS

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=908546

Heavily armed security contractors to increase presence in Iraq
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=664142#664399

Custer Battles Iraqis in Alamo
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=512551

[Nite Owl]

7. Thought I heard this story a while ago

BEFORE the election and they report it now. Good job msm.

[Frank Cannon]

8. This story is AT LEAST a year old

Amazing that the MSM is just now getting a hold of it.

Actually, it's not amazing. It's just disgraceful. NINE BILLION DOLLARS gone just like that.

[corporate_mike]

9. American Taxpayers don't seem to care