Hollie (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} hoillie) wrote,@ 2008-09-03 21:57:00 |
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The hurricanes keep acomin'
From Wikipedia:
"Iraq War misappropriations
Iraq War misappropriations refers to allegations that billions of dollars have not been properly accounted for or misappropriated during the Iraq War from funds released by the United States Congress for programmes, including the re-construction and re-building of Iraq, after the war. United States Department of Justice/White House issued gagging orders are preventing further inquiry into the allegations."
"Official audits and investigations
The United States Department of Justice has 900 cases of alleged fraud by contractors to investigate.[1]. The Defense Contract Audit Agency similarly has uncovered $10 billion in questionable Iraq contracts[1] and a US audit found that the occupation authority lost track of reconstruction funds totalling nearly $9 billion.[2]
Henry Waxman, Chairman of the United States House of Representatives committee on oversight and government reform, said: 'The money that's gone into waste, fraud and abuse under these contracts is just so outrageous, it's egregious. It may well turn out to be the largest war profiteering in history.'[3]"
"Immunization of contractors and gagging orders
It has been alleged that there may also have been some 'immunized foreign contractors' involved in this scandal[7]. US gagging orders are currently preventing discussion of the allegations. The order applies to 70 court cases against some of the top US companies[8]."
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"Gag order
A gag order (or suppression order) is an order, sometimes a legal order by a court or government, other times a private order by an employer or other institution, restricting information or comment from being made public."
From Wikipedia:
"Iraq War misappropriations
Iraq War misappropriations refers to allegations that billions of dollars have not been properly accounted for or misappropriated during the Iraq War from funds released by the United States Congress for programmes, including the re-construction and re-building of Iraq, after the war. United States Department of Justice/White House issued gagging orders are preventing further inquiry into the allegations."
"Official audits and investigations
The United States Department of Justice has 900 cases of alleged fraud by contractors to investigate.[1]. The Defense Contract Audit Agency similarly has uncovered $10 billion in questionable Iraq contracts[1] and a US audit found that the occupation authority lost track of reconstruction funds totalling nearly $9 billion.[2]
Henry Waxman, Chairman of the United States House of Representatives committee on oversight and government reform, said: 'The money that's gone into waste, fraud and abuse under these contracts is just so outrageous, it's egregious. It may well turn out to be the largest war profiteering in history.'[3]"
"Immunization of contractors and gagging orders
It has been alleged that there may also have been some 'immunized foreign contractors' involved in this scandal[7]. US gagging orders are currently preventing discussion of the allegations. The order applies to 70 court cases against some of the top US companies[8]."
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"Gag order
A gag order (or suppression order) is an order, sometimes a legal order by a court or government, other times a private order by an employer or other institution, restricting information or comment from being made public."
