Poindexter is gone - will succumb to Terror Futures market imbroglio

[gristy]

John Poindexter, director of the Terrorism Information Awareness Office which developed this idea in collaboration with DARPA, is history. IMO, he'll be gone in 2 weeks or less.

Here is a "discussion" Helen Thomas had with Ari Fleischer last year regarding his upcoming appointment:

Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/02/20020225-16.html

Press Briefing by Ari Fleischer
White House Press Secretary
February 25, 2002

Q: Ari, why would this administration choose a man for couterterrorism who is so associated with the dark side of the Iran Contra scandal, Admiral Poindexter?
MR. FLEISCHER: When you say, choose him for counterterrorism, can you be more specific?
Q: He's in the Pentagon, he's been appointed head of DARPA, which is a counterterrorist office, developing plans, demonstrations with information.
MR. FLEISCHER: I'm not aware of any appointment.
Q: Yet.
MR. FLEISCHER: Let me just say about Admiral Poindexter, Admiral Poindexter is somebody who this administration thinks is an outstanding American and an outstanding citizen who has done a very good job in what he has done for our country, serving in the military.
Q: How can you say that, when he told Colonel North to lie?
MR. FLEISCHER: Helen, I think your views on Iran Contra are well-known, but the President does believe that Admiral Poindexter served --
Q: It isn't my view, this is the prosecutor for the United States.
MR. FLEISCHER: I understand. The President thinks that Admiral Poindexter has served our nation very well.
Q: Really?
MR. FLEISCHER: That's the President's thoughts.
Q: Do you know his record?
MR. FLEISCHER: I'm sure you will inform me.
Q: I don't have to, all you have to do is look it up.

Read more about this slimeball here: http://www.hereinreality.com/bigbrother.html

<snip>
Who's John Poindexter?
A retired Navy Admiral, John Poindexter lost his job as National Security Adviser under Ronald Reagan, and was convicted of conspiracy, lying to Congress, defrauding the government, and destroying evidence in the Iran Contra scandal. <1>

<1> Executive Summary of the Walsh Report http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/walsh/execsum.htm

[gristy]

1. kick

:kick:

[Generic Other]

2. Are we betting on this one?

I only bet on sure things.

Poindexter will go down. It will happen when it is discovered he is selling ALL the info he's collected to telemarketers for Pat Robertson. It is after all the Republican way of doing business.

Now give me my money!!

[Octafish]

3. Poindexter Protected Poppy.

When he was Vice President, Bush Senior used the office to direct the CIA and "the private network" to rustle up all the support and money they could find to destabilize Nicaragua's elected government. In so doing they dealt with terrorists, drug runners and money launderers, foreign and domestic, all in the name of fighting communism. No wonder Junior hired the un-admirable Admiral.

If you're reading: Fuck you, Poindexter! And fuck you, Bush!