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Mon Jun-13-11 05:49 AM
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| 36. No one will pay for this but the U.S. taxpayer, as always. |
| -Missing Iraq money may have been stolen, auditors say |
Newsjock |
Jun-13-11 12:08 AM |
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Mission Accomplished! |
Fozzledick |
Jun-13-11 12:10 AM |
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+1 |
slay |
Jun-13-11 12:27 AM |
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+2 |
shanti |
Jun-13-11 10:58 AM |
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In other news... Water is wet! |
comtec |
Jun-13-11 11:17 AM |
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I just have one thing to say... |
Archae |
Jun-13-11 12:11 AM |
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If it's willingly given away, is it really stolen? |
bemildred |
Jun-13-11 12:15 AM |
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Yes...by the people who gave it away. (n/t) |
Iggo |
Jun-13-11 02:23 AM |
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IMO, that cash |
dotymed |
Jun-13-11 06:42 AM |
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Check out Halliburton... |
damyank913 |
Jun-13-11 09:20 AM |
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and Blackwater |
wordpix |
Jun-13-11 10:15 AM |
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Yes, it was stolen. |
dotymed |
Jun-13-11 08:38 AM |
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+100 |
florida08 |
Jun-13-11 11:50 AM |
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If really for reconstruction; why CASH dump? Why not advance then bills? This was a gift. nt |
cyberpj |
Jun-13-11 11:05 AM |
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Do you believe Iraqi's got that money? |
quakerboy |
Jun-13-11 04:14 PM |
#157 |
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one giant C-130 Hercules cargo plane could carry $2.4 billion |
DJ13 |
Jun-13-11 12:15 AM |
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The Crimean War gave us The Great Train Robbery, |
Downwinder |
Jun-13-11 03:23 AM |
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"May"?? |
Starry Messenger |
Jun-13-11 12:15 AM |
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That's why they get the big money. |
EFerrari |
Jun-13-11 12:17 AM |
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My reaction exactly! nt |
BlueMTexpat |
Jun-13-11 02:58 AM |
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My read: "closing the books" bc "may have been stolen" |
KurtNYC |
Jun-13-11 06:52 AM |
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That word caught my eye as well. |
xxqqqzme |
Jun-13-11 10:39 AM |
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YOU said it! |
Plucketeer |
Jun-13-11 11:32 AM |
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Yeah, by Viceroy Bremer and The Big Dick. |
Webster Green |
Jun-13-11 12:17 AM |
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"SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE"... |
awoke_in_2003 |
Jun-14-11 12:41 AM |
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It happened under little bush's watch so he should have to |
Angry Dragon |
Jun-13-11 12:17 AM |
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I smell Blackwater! So they grab the cash and it's stashed |
brewens |
Jun-13-11 12:22 AM |
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Yuppers. Easy one to figure out. |
glinda |
Jun-13-11 09:21 AM |
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This theft raises two questions in my mind . . . |
Jack Rabbit |
Jun-13-11 12:23 AM |
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i'd say as much as could fit in that man sized safe. |
pansypoo53219 |
Jun-13-11 11:16 AM |
#130 |
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Just for the record, that was Iraq's fucking money. |
Prometheus Bound |
Jun-13-11 12:28 AM |
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I wonder if the Iragi government will tell us... |
Frisbee |
Jun-13-11 10:15 AM |
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Yes, according to the OP, Iraq is demanding the money back. |
Prometheus Bound |
Jun-13-11 04:27 PM |
#159 |
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Watch this Alan Grayson video regarding $23 BILLION dollars stolen |
Tx4obama |
Jun-13-11 12:32 AM |
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Also be sure to watch these videos below |
Tx4obama |
Jun-13-11 12:43 AM |
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That is why Mr. Grayson is an |
dotymed |
Jun-13-11 06:47 AM |
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That is totally Amazing. |
dotymed |
Jun-13-11 08:31 AM |
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Everything is signed off for in the military. |
go west young man |
Jun-13-11 12:37 AM |
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There's a reason 'military intelligence' is an oxymoron - n/t |
coalition_unwilling |
Jun-13-11 10:04 AM |
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Someone should subpoena the bank records of the top guys in Iraq |
JDPriestly |
Jun-13-11 12:39 AM |
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Check with Paul Bremer - as well as his bosses. nt |
BlueMTexpat |
Jun-13-11 03:00 AM |
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Someone should subpoena the bank records of every Bush Administration official |
PuffedMica |
Jun-13-11 05:30 AM |
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It just "fell off the back of the truck". |
Gregorian |
Jun-13-11 12:43 AM |
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War is a racket. |
OnyxCollie |
Jun-13-11 01:04 AM |
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I think the Pentagon should pay for it. After all, they lost it. |
DeSwiss |
Jun-13-11 01:11 AM |
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No one will pay for this but the U.S. taxpayer, as always. |
No Elephants |
Jun-13-11 05:49 AM |
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Somebody Was Responsible For That Cash |
DallasNE |
Jun-13-11 01:12 AM |
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The heist went down in the Spring of 2004. |
Old and In the Way |
Jun-13-11 01:40 AM |
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DU Forum members have been howling about this since they took our money in 2004 |
Kolesar |
Jun-13-11 05:00 AM |
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interesting theory, I think you're onto something there |
wordpix |
Jun-13-11 10:17 AM |
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The simplist solution is to track the bills..... |
Historic NY |
Jun-13-11 02:30 AM |
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And then there's this asshole............... |
thelordofhell |
Jun-13-11 02:40 AM |
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I want that job |
deacon_sephiroth |
Jun-13-11 03:03 AM |
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The important thing is we're looking ahead, not behind us |
me b zola |
Jun-13-11 03:15 AM |
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"Smirk." - xCommander AWOL (R) |
SpiralHawk |
Jun-13-11 05:30 AM |
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Exactly. This happened under Chimpy's watch. |
intheflow |
Jun-13-11 05:44 PM |
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I wonder how much was diverted to clandestine operations of the CIA |
PuffedMica |
Jun-13-11 05:35 AM |
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In this entire thread - the only person with a hint of maturity. |
blank space |
Jun-13-11 05:44 PM |
#162 |
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Whoever pulled this off |
JJW |
Jun-13-11 05:37 AM |
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Its called the Iraq job |
mittysmom09 |
Jun-13-11 09:37 AM |
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Heh. Told ya. |
sofa king |
Jun-13-11 05:37 AM |
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may have? |
liberal N proud |
Jun-13-11 05:51 AM |
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My thoughts exactly |
swilton |
Jun-13-11 10:55 AM |
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Oh, so the missing 9 billion is "$2.4 billion" now(inflation is a Palin) |
Hubert Flottz |
Jun-13-11 05:53 AM |
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"the largest theft of funds in national history." No, that would have been the Wall St. bailout. |
No Elephants |
Jun-13-11 05:57 AM |
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That's some good work, Lou. |
baldguy |
Jun-13-11 06:00 AM |
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Not new news EVERYONE here knew this back then MSM ignored it |
2Design |
Jun-13-11 06:09 AM |
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It's particularly ironic that the story is being reported in the "LA Times" - a |
coalition_unwilling |
Jun-13-11 12:35 PM |
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Funny it was 23 Billion |
underpants |
Jun-13-11 06:09 AM |
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Was it two trillion that Rummy couldn't account for on 9/10/01? |
valerief |
Jun-13-11 06:47 AM |
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9/10/2001: Rumsfeld says $2.3 TRILLION Missing from Pentagon : |
Mnemosyne |
Jun-13-11 05:36 PM |
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The sent these skids in 2003, 2004 and 2007 with billions that went missing???? |
Welibs |
Jun-13-11 07:00 AM |
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But Impeachment Was/Is Off The Table |
Sportsguy |
Jun-13-11 07:16 AM |
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Wasn't stealing everything not nailed down the plan from the very beginning? |
tjwash |
Jun-13-11 07:02 AM |
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What General was in charge of this military operation at the time? |
Ichingcarpenter |
Jun-13-11 07:06 AM |
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Well . . . duh is all I can say. They were playing football with the stuff. |
Vinca |
Jun-13-11 07:06 AM |
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NAAAAAWWW?! Really? I have the vapors from this fake shock at this news |
SaveAmerica |
Jun-13-11 07:11 AM |
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The sent these skids in 2003, 2004 and 2007 with billions that went missing???? |
Welibs |
Jun-13-11 07:15 AM |
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Really? No shit! I don't think anyone could have anticipated this! nt |
Javaman |
Jun-13-11 07:30 AM |
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Makes no sense; extremely poor and extremely greedy people had truckloads of $$ |
SaveAmerica |
Jun-13-11 07:31 AM |
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It makes sense if you wanted to steal the money ..... |
Botany |
Jun-13-11 09:39 AM |
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I wonder how big Cheney's cut was - |
myrna minx |
Jun-13-11 07:36 AM |
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Let's not dredge up the past. Let it go. Just move on. |
Jakes Progress |
Jun-13-11 07:39 AM |
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If this shocks you, you are living with your head in the sand |
OwnedByFerrets |
Jun-13-11 07:41 AM |
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so now this is main stream?? |
Marblehead |
Jun-13-11 07:43 AM |
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"May have been stolen"-that's the understatement of the millenium |
hobbit709 |
Jun-13-11 07:57 AM |
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I remember the news showing US soldiers loading it up |
A wise Man |
Jun-13-11 08:03 AM |
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Did they stop over in Swizerland for refueling? ;-) n/t |
BridgeTheGap |
Jun-13-11 08:10 AM |
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Filing under "No Fucking Shit" |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jun-13-11 08:12 AM |
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And Sallie mae torments me over student loans |
Oxy Contin |
Jun-13-11 08:21 AM |
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+1 and welcome to DU. |
glinda |
Jun-13-11 09:23 AM |
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What about the $8b the shrub gave Halliburton for "undocumented expenses" just before the election? |
HopeHoops |
Jun-13-11 08:31 AM |
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Who could have known. kr nt |
ooglymoogly |
Jun-13-11 08:40 AM |
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I'm shocked I tell ya'. Shocked. nt |
Saturday |
Jun-13-11 08:49 AM |
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Missing Iraq money may have been stolen, auditors say ($6.6 billion) |
kpete |
Jun-13-11 09:00 AM |
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mission accomplished George...your friends have been well |
Gin |
Jun-13-11 09:00 AM |
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Stuart Bowen was part of the Bush team in Florida, among others. |
plumbob |
Jun-13-11 09:00 AM |
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Stolen? I'm SHOCKED...SHOCKED, I say. |
Earth Bound Misfit |
Jun-13-11 09:00 AM |
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Hmmm, I wonder |
mittysmom09 |
Jun-13-11 09:33 AM |
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may? huh. i need to get me one of them jobs. nt |
xchrom |
Jun-13-11 09:00 AM |
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Would it be fair to say the $6.6 billion is a microcosm of junior's Iraqi adventure, of his entire |
indepat |
Jun-13-11 09:00 AM |
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Just "another one of those mysteries" that we're not supposed to look back on.... |
seafan |
Jun-13-11 09:00 AM |
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Covered Up like Pat Tilman |
FreakinDJ |
Jun-13-11 09:01 AM |
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Okay, if it is not returned, then EVERYONE is staying in for recess! |
jberryhill |
Jun-13-11 09:01 AM |
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Have they ever found the missing 3 trillion? |
Downwinder |
Jun-13-11 09:03 AM |
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Bigger than TARP? |
caseymoz |
Jun-13-11 09:08 AM |
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Ya THINK???? |
musette_sf |
Jun-13-11 09:08 AM |
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Ya Think? |
Dyedinthewoolliberal |
Jun-13-11 09:11 AM |
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This...from the fuckers who want to take away our Medicare and Social Security!!! |
KansDem |
Jun-13-11 09:24 AM |
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We shouldn't. |
glinda |
Jun-13-11 09:25 AM |
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Agreed... |
KansDem |
Jun-13-11 09:34 AM |
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not to mention our government of, by and for the people |
wordpix |
Jun-13-11 10:19 AM |
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No one, especially these rich ruthless cronies, |
felix_numinous |
Jun-13-11 09:27 AM |
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I thought it was pretty clear that the Bush Kleptocracy took it |
Taverner |
Jun-13-11 09:31 AM |
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Where's the prosecution? |
grahamhgreen |
Jun-13-11 09:33 AM |
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Yeah, I read that in No Shit magazine. nt |
Deep13 |
Jun-13-11 09:42 AM |
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We tried to hustle the East . . . remember Kipling? |
mistertrickster |
Jun-13-11 09:44 AM |
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did they count the cash that they handed out to the war lords? |
mopinko |
Jun-13-11 09:45 AM |
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Somebody tell me why the prisons are not bursting at the seams |
russspeakeasy |
Jun-13-11 09:52 AM |
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Make this a campaign issue for 2012 - Republicans lost the money |
kiranon |
Jun-13-11 09:58 AM |
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Closing the books? Yet the IRS will hound Joe Taxpayer for $200 |
Love Bug |
Jun-13-11 09:58 AM |
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Support our Oops - n/t |
coalition_unwilling |
Jun-13-11 09:59 AM |
#101 |
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ROFL n/t |
Beartracks |
Jun-13-11 09:20 PM |
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A planeload here and a planeload there and, pretty soon, you're |
coalition_unwilling |
Jun-13-11 10:02 AM |
#102 |
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Why is such an important shocker just now being discussed? |
young_at_heart |
Jun-13-11 10:05 AM |
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Wow, that took some serious detective work. |
russspeakeasy |
Jun-13-11 10:08 AM |
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Well Duh. |
lildreamer316 |
Jun-13-11 10:09 AM |
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The co-conspirators |
shoeless |
Jun-13-11 10:11 AM |
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OKay.. well I'm sure that they have a way of tracking that money.... |
Corruption Winz |
Jun-13-11 10:15 AM |
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We wouldn't have had the serial numbers of the bills or anything like that .... ? |
defendandprotect |
Jun-13-11 10:15 AM |
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No Shit Sherlock! nt |
jimlup |
Jun-13-11 10:16 AM |
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This is what Rep. Cynthia McKinney was working on and she was quickly attacked and out -- |
defendandprotect |
Jun-13-11 10:16 AM |
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Do you think the right-wingers will apologize? |
shoeless |
Jun-13-11 10:19 AM |
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Wasn't sure that Rumsfeld made any answer to her, except a mumble ... but |
defendandprotect |
Jun-13-11 10:54 AM |
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DUH! |
bongbong |
Jun-13-11 10:17 AM |
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BushCo was responsible for the war & the $$$$---hold BushCo criminals responsible! |
wordpix |
Jun-13-11 10:17 AM |
#115 |
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I'm waiting for the first GOP politician to suggest |
Irritable Liberal |
Jun-13-11 10:32 AM |
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Republicans will studiously ignore this story. |
shoeless |
Jun-13-11 10:59 AM |
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Sickening waste. |
TwilightGardener |
Jun-13-11 10:42 AM |
#120 |
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Welp no fucking shit morons! |
lonestarnot |
Jun-13-11 10:56 AM |
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Off topic warning: |
felix_numinous |
Jun-13-11 10:57 AM |
#124 |
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A good accounting system does not operate in cash. GAAP accounting requires documentation. |
earcandle |
Jun-13-11 11:03 AM |
#127 |
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What about the undeclared revenue offshore? That must be a massive theft, too. nt |
valerief |
Jun-13-11 11:06 AM |
#129 |
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Republicans lost $6.6 BILLION in taxpayers money |
Deb |
Jun-13-11 11:20 AM |
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What a great campaigning platform this would make |
Blue Owl |
Jun-13-11 11:44 AM |
#136 |
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who remembers the S&L theft? |
newspeak |
Jun-13-11 11:30 AM |
#133 |
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Hey instead we get big tough Nancy Pelosi cracking down on WEINERGATE |
Blue Owl |
Jun-13-11 11:42 AM |
#135 |
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MSN's Twisted Priorities |
colsohlibgal |
Jun-13-11 11:52 AM |
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Your taxes at work: $1.5 billion in cash given to a guy in Erbil |
SOS |
Jun-13-11 12:17 PM |
#139 |
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Remember Kelly's Heroes? |
shoeless |
Jun-13-11 12:26 PM |
#140 |
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You don't say?! Stolen?! Who could have thought of that? |
AllyCat |
Jun-13-11 12:46 PM |
#142 |
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Duh!!!!!!!! |
mckara |
Jun-13-11 01:15 PM |
#143 |
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MAY????? ????????????? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
BrklynLiberal |
Jun-13-11 01:28 PM |
#144 |
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Just wunderin'? |
boycottfaux |
Jun-13-11 01:30 PM |
#145 |
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All that cash came from we the taxpayers. |
shoeless |
Jun-13-11 01:42 PM |
#149 |
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Iraqi oil, American money, or both? |
shoeless |
Jun-13-11 01:56 PM |
#151 |
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Yes, it was Iraqi money that was entrusted to the US to return to the Iraqi people. |
Prometheus Bound |
Jun-13-11 07:06 PM |
#167 |
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You can buy alot of Senators, Congressmen, Congresswomen and journalists with that kind of money |
GreatCaesarsGhost |
Jun-13-11 01:37 PM |
#146 |
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Cost + bonus |
libodem |
Jun-13-11 01:37 PM |
#147 |
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Auditors say, Bears May Shit in Woods. nt |
valerief |
Jun-13-11 01:42 PM |
#148 |
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I am not upset over this at all. |
cstanleytech |
Jun-13-11 01:43 PM |
#150 |
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BushCo. and Crooks, doing what they did best! |
SoapBox |
Jun-13-11 02:06 PM |
#152 |
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Truly disgusting... |
tex-wyo-dem |
Jun-13-11 02:27 PM |
#153 |
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STOLEN?? |
scribble |
Jun-13-11 02:56 PM |
#154 |
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"May"? |
LibertyLover |
Jun-13-11 03:12 PM |
#155 |
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Rank and file Republicans were obsessed about getting to the bottom of this since day one. |
zinnisking |
Jun-13-11 03:36 PM |
#156 |
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If I lose a pencil at work.. I will be flogged until I find it... |
lib2DaBone |
Jun-13-11 04:23 PM |
#158 |
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...may have been stolen |
Raster |
Jun-13-11 05:36 PM |
#160 |
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duh... of course it was stolen |
liberalla |
Jun-13-11 06:04 PM |
#164 |
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I'm sure it's just been temporarily misplaced |
nonperson |
Jun-13-11 06:09 PM |
#165 |
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I know, the equivalent of almost three fully loaded C-130 planes. |
kentauros |
Jun-14-11 11:47 PM |
#175 |
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That should put a definitive end to the theories that |
Fool Count |
Jun-13-11 06:58 PM |
#166 |
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"May have been".... meaning it's been stolen |
fascisthunter |
Jun-13-11 09:23 PM |
#169 |
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A shining success! |
City Lights |
Jun-13-11 09:24 PM |
#170 |
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say what? |
Nossida |
Jun-13-11 10:18 PM |
#171 |
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Only a fool would believe it was not stolen |
donheld |
Jun-13-11 10:25 PM |
#172 |
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Oh it very likely was but it also could have been |
cstanleytech |
Jun-14-11 11:09 PM |
#174 |
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Snicker |
Solly Mack |
Jun-15-11 08:02 AM |
#176 |
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after eight long years of Little Boots |
newspeak |
Jun-16-11 11:11 AM |
#177 |
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