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Andre II Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-23-07 04:54 AM
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Where have $ 1.2B to DynCorp gone?
"At the same time, a government audit expected to be released Tuesday says that records documenting the work of DynCorp, the State Department’s largest contractor, are in such disarray that the department cannot say “specifically what it received” for most of the $1.2 billion it has paid the company since 2004 to train the police officers in Iraq."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/washington/23contractor.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Why does it sound so much like Rummy declaring on September 10, 2001 that the Pentagon could not account for $2.3B....?
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madokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-23-07 04:59 AM
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1. 1.2 billion, 1200 millions
lots of money. I'd be happy with just one of those 'ions
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izzie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-23-07 05:38 AM
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2. Numbered accounts?
Funny I am not shocked. You just knew this would go on when Bush got in. He had a history or 'odd' business deals his whole life which he always got away with so one could guess he would have the same type men in with him.
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OmmmSweetOmmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-23-07 05:45 AM
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3. Ummmm...Rummy couldn't account for $2.3 trillion.
Edited on Tue Oct-23-07 05:50 AM by OmmmSweetOmmm
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-23-07 05:46 AM
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4. And this is not stealing, how?
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Beerboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-23-07 05:49 AM
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5. A small percentage has found its way into my portfolio. n/t
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