Waxman, Skelton, Lantos, Obey chide Rice on Iraq corruption

[babylonsister]

House chairmen chide Rice on Iraq corruption
By Klaus Marre
October 12, 2007

Four powerful House chairmen sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday, charging that her department has stonewalled probes into corruption in Iraq.

The corruption “may be fueling the insurgency, endangering our troops, and undermining the chances for success,” said Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) and David Obey (D-Wis.), in the letter.

The quartet also expresses concern over the “refusal of State Department officials to answer questions about the extent of corruption in the government of Iraq.”

The lawmakers cited Stuart Bowen, the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction; Government Accountability Office Comptroller General David Walker; and an Iraq official to support their claim that corruption has added to the woes of the war-torn country.

The chairmen accused Rice’s department of having taken steps “to suppress information about the extent of corruption within the Maliki government.” Examples included asking officials not to answer questions openly on such issues as the quality of Iraqi governance, the ability of the government to tackle corruption and the alleged suppression of probes for political reasons. The lawmakers also said that the department retroactively classified two reports on Iraqi corruption.

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/house-chairmen-chide-rice-on-iraq-corruption-2007-10-12.html

[Kagemusha]

1. So this is their next step. FOUR angry letters. At once!

Some days I realize that no, I am not cynical enough.

[babylonsister]

3. No, one angry letter signed by all of them. Here's the .pdf of it:

http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20071012104429.pdf

[Kagemusha]

5. Thanks for the correction though... that's not much better.

Everyone was asking if Waxman would send yet another Very Angry Letter to Rice. Well, now he sent one jointly with 3 other chairmen. Big deal.

Someone needs to thwap Emanuel and Hoyer upside the head and get them on board for you know, actually enforcing subpoenas. Otherwise it's more ink wasted.

[rodeodance]

2. neither She nor her gang will ever be held accountable!-sorry for the pessimism

[BeHereNow]

4. You are correct. Kinda-Sleezy is Richard Armitage in drag.

Armitage is her puppet master.
Nothing will touch him, thus her.
BHN

[rodeodance]

6. the WH cabel does not respond to 'chidding"-----they might respond to IMPEACHMENT

proceedings!!

[BeHereNow]

7. Sorry, those are "off the table."

Don't hold your breath when the foxes
are guarding the hen house, which essentially
is the current situation we have on our hands.
BHN