Hookergate, Iran-Contra and 600 dead American soldiers

[Holly_Hobby]

They’re calling it “Hookergate.” But what's lost in that gleeful name is that the massive corruption exposed by last week’s indictment of former CIA apparatchik “Dusty Foggo” and defense-contractor-cum-bagman Brent Wilkes is the biggest national scandal, in terms of dollars, in American history. It's light years more serious than just another Washington sex scandal.

According to the company’s own website, Randy Cunningham steered $500 million in defense contracts in less than a decade to Brent Wilkes’ start-up San Diego software firm.

A secret cabal of former Iran Contra “players”—Wilkes and Foggo both spent their salad days practicing in Honduras during the Contra war—have engineered the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars. America's national security has been seriously compromised. The U.S. Defense budget had enough money to photocopy old maps of Panama, and pay for Randy the Duke-ster's "incidentals" like yachts on the Potomac and hookers in Hawaii, but could not find the money to pay for effective body armor for American troops.

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When the limousine of the powerful Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee was pulled over beside the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. by U.S. Park Police late one night in 1974, and stripper Fannie the "Argentine Firecracker" Foxe used the opportunity to jump out and dive into the water, it was bad news for Wilbur Mills...But nobody died. When photos taken on a luxury yacht in Miami called the “Monkey Business” turned up in the National Inquirer showing party girl and future anti-porn advocate Donna Rice perched on leading Presidential candidate Gary Hart’s bony knees, it ended Hart's 1988 presidential campaign. But nobody died. When Congressman Wayne Hayes gave a raise to a staffer on the House Administration Committee named Elizabeth Ray who also just happened to be his long-time mistress, he suffered acutely when she famously admitted: “I can't type. I can't file. I can't even answer the phone.” But nobody died. Monica Lewinsky lost her favorite blue dress. Gennifer Flowers scored a book deal...But nobody died.

The true cost of Randy “Duke” Cunningham’s Watergate “Poke-her” parties and Hawaiian Islands blowjobs, however, will ultimately not be reckoned by the several hundred million dollars he squandered of what should have been money used to strengthen America’s national defense...The misappropriation of millions from the defense budget of the United States of America didn’t occur in an historical vacuum. It occurred in the middle of a war.

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In plain terms, because of the crimes of Cunningham, Wilkes, Foggo, and numerous un-indicted co-conspirators... American soldiers died.

http://www.madcowprod.com/02212007.html

Please read the rest of the article. Just Wow.

[jollyreaper2112]

1. Almost makes me want more federal executions

We had McVeigh, any before him? The last ones I can think of are the Rosenburgs but I'm sure there are a few more. But I think the Rosenburgs were the last ones executed for treason.

While I'm aware of the potential for abuse, a part of me really wants to see treason executions brought back. There are so many Republicans so richly deserving of death. Honestly, I can't think of a single notable administration figure who could be considered NOT guilty of treason. Man, there's so many of them they'd have to outsource most of the work to Texas.