RESIGNATION Of A PENTAGON UNDER-SECRETARY AlSO IMMINENT...

[Me.]

This is the headline at HuffPo. Who could it be? Is is related to Plame or Fornigate?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/05/05/were-hearing-resignat_n_20444.html

*shadow government*

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. Could these resignations be part of a scandal?

Or are people resigning because of Bush?

[Me.]

3. I'm Hoping It's Plame Related

We could have the beginnings of a really good month, for us, going on here.

*shadow government*

[havocmom]

5. Duke wore wires

And Gannon came outta the closet, making noise like he is taking others with him

Interesting day

[MADem]

20. Could it be CAMBONE the DAMN BONE????

No one likes this shithead. And he gets around in the INTEL sphere, even though he doesn't know squat. http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/cambone_bio.html

[warrens]

24. Oh, that would be wonderful

I think there are going to be a LOT of Repukes in hot water very, very soon. Once the dike cracks, the flood begins.

[cliss]

40. This is one of the worst....

This is the man who worked out the minute details of the torture that was to be carried out at Gitmo and Abu Ghraib, among other places.

Ham Bone is known to be Rumsfailed's "go-to guy".

An employee of the Pentagon once wrote that "if the Pentagon was under attack, and I only had one bullet, I'd turn and aim at Cambone".

He is despised, reviled by a lot of people.

This is not a second too soon.

[MADem]

53. He is one of those mean, shitty supervisors

One of those bastards who GRINDS his subordinates into crumbling little pieces, day in and day out. Who doesn't treat his people with dignity and respect, and surprise, surprise, doesn't get much loyalty in return. Those that bend and go along do so out of abject fear for their careers.

If it is him, there will be some partying going on...damn, wish I was gonna be in DC if they make the announcement. I know there will be several celebrations if he's outta there....

[katty]

62. Hope so! heinous creature

[Skidmore]

69. If only. Isn't he being put forth as a possible appointment to

assist Hayden if Hayden is approved as CIA director? Might derail that nomination.

[havocmom]

2. Big ol news dump today

Wowza

When is Happy Hour?

[babylonsister]

7. NOW! It's close to 5pm somewhere!

:party: :toast:

[havocmom]

11. You got it, sister!

I just made room in the fridge for LOTS of champaign bottles and I have that Irish Creme I made the other day...

Shall I play mother and pour? :D

[babylonsister]

13. Line 'em up, my friend!

:beer: :toast: :hi:

[havocmom]

16. You got it!

But let me warn ya, I'm a lightweight!

[babylonsister]

17. BTW, how do you make Irish Cream? Gosh, that would be

so yummy right about now! And thanks for sharing happy hour with me! :pals:
PS I like your smilies!

[havocmom]

26. YOU have mail!

;)

[babylonsister]

35. Salut' and thanks! nt

[hootinholler]

42. Can you send that to me too?

I love Baileys

-Hoot

[havocmom]

46. Google is your friend & not just for overthrowing criminal juntas anymore

The recipe I made uses raw eggs and I am not comfy recommending that for all. I KNOW where my eggs come from and I wash them with water and bleach before they go in the fridge (chicken poop can kill ya ;) )

[hootinholler]

49. Tell me about it.

I had a histoplasmosis infection which mimics Hodgkins, a lung biopsy later and ...

I bet you're worried about other microbes though.

-Hoot

[havocmom]

51. LOL not so much

Where I live, I figure anything that the critters get, I get. And what doesn't kill me makes me stronger ;)
I did send you a little mail though. :hi:

[MADem]

45. Aw, come on, share your recipe with everyone!!!

I used to make a badass eggnog years ago....

[havocmom]

52. You too... cuz you are such a loyal and helpful evilDUer!

see above :hi:

[MADem]

54. Mine was from the Fannie Farmer Boston Cooking School cookbook

...and about the only thing I did was maybe change the rum ratio, because I had a load of rum. This sounds pretty much like the one I made: http://www.lysator.liu.se/etexts/recept/si/eggnog2.html

I might have added a pincha cinnamon in the recipe, and the nutmeg is a must--either the fancy grated, or the powdered kind if that's all ya got.

I was able to stash it in the fridge for a month. We'd make it right after Thanksgiving, and serve it at Xmas. All the booze in it just stops the dairy from going south!

[katty]

63. OMG what a day! pass the margarita pitcher

[Freddie Stubbs]

68. It appears that there was no resignation last Friday

Perhaps this coming Friday.

[MidwestTransplant]

4. Wow it is Friday afternoon.

[Debi]

6. Fornigate!!

:rolf: I love it!

[katty]

64. Perfect!!

[incapsulated]

8. Forget that shit, Kennedy has a drug problem!

FOCUS, people!

(this is very good news, btw, thanks)

[H2O Man]

21. Bird Flu!

Or, as John sang, This Bird Has Flown.

[WiseButAngrySara]

30. LOL! And over the cuckoo's nest, and into the bullfighter's ring....n/t

[H2O Man]

32. That's the ticket.

It's been a strange day, has it not? Bet it ain't much fun inside the White House!

[Me.]

34. And That Very Thing Makes It So Much More Fun

for us! May the KKK indictment be added to the folder next week.

*shadow government*

[H2O Man]

39. True.

The very last people on earth who should have political power are found in Washington DC. It is good to see them begin to face consequences for their criminal activities.

[Supersedeas]

9. The Pubbies are running scared and hoping the Shills will run cover

[MADem]

14. They're screwed, Patrick Kennedy outwitted them

And good that he did, too. Someone needs to have their shit together to take care of Joan.

My old pal Sue Bailey is up on the tube now, doing the medical thing. Talking about support groups, rehab, professional help, and the COURAGE of Patrick Kennedy. Good show, Sue!

This has turned from an ongoing story of power and privilege, to a rather dull story about a medical problem. Instead of being an object of scandal, he's a poster boy for the hope of recovery.

And on that note, BRING ON THE POKER, the HOOKERS, the CIGARS, the LIMOS, the LOBBYISTS, the CONGRESSMEN, and the CABINET OFFICIALS!!!

[Imagevision]

38. Kennedy pulled a Cheney, no breath analyzer test... Cheney had

waited 24 hours before being interviewed by local cops.

[MADem]

44. No, I think he talked early to the Capitol Police supervisor

who was able to figure out that something was badly wrong; that this wasn't a simple DUI. The Rep may have been sleepwalking when he exited his vehicle, and the dashcam showed that.

The cops already had positive control of him, and they would have held him otherwise.

Someone had to give him the ok to just get three tickets and a ride home from one of his cops. The night crew supervisor made the decision early on, shortly after his being stopped, I suspect.

[Cooley Hurd]

10. HOLY SHIT! If it's Foggo, then we'll know why Goss resigned!!!!

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/print?id=1684086

Exclusive: Top CIA Official Under Investigation

No. 3 Official at CIA Is Subject of Investigation Related to Bribery Probe

By BRIAN ROSS, RICHARD ESPOSITO and RHONDA SCHWARTZ
March 3, 2006 — - A stunning investigation of bribery and corruption in Congress has spread to the CIA, ABC News has learned.

The CIA inspector general has opened an investigation into the spy agency's executive director, Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, and his connections to two defense contractors accused of bribing a member of Congress and Pentagon officials.

The CIA released an official statement on the matter to ABC News, saying: "It is standard practice for CIA's Office of Inspector General -- an aggressive, independent watchdog -- to look into assertions that mention agency officers. That should in no way be seen as lending credibility to any allegation.

"Mr. Foggo has overseen many contracts in his decades of public service. He reaffirms that they were properly awarded and administered."

The CIA said Foggo, the No. 3 official at the CIA, would have no further comment. He will remain in his post at the CIA during the investigation, according to officials.

Two former CIA officials told ABC News that Foggo oversaw contracts involving at least one of the companies accused of paying bribes to Congressman Randall "Duke" Cunningham. The story was first reported by Newsweek magazine.



http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/008375.php

Oh my ... Goss out at CIA.

What about Kyle "Dusty" Foggo?

Late Update: Here at TPM HQ we were listening to the president's announcement. And the talking heads on CNN were speculating whether Goss's departure might be part of Josh Bolten's 'new blood' shake up in the Bush administration. I don't suppose it has anything to do with the fact that Goss is neck deep in the Wilkes-Corruption-and-Hookers story that's been burbling in the background all week. We don't know definitely why Goss pulled the plug yet. But the CIA Director doesn't march over to the White House and resign, effective immediately, unless something very big is up.
</snip>

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/008350.php

<snip>
This Justin Rood post from TPMmuckraker has quotes from Reps. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and Jerry Lewis (R-CA) denying that they partied with Wilkes. And here's the follow-up piece from the Journal in which the CIA concedes that Agency #3 man Dusty Foggo did party with Wilkes but didn't stick around for the hookers to show up.
</snip>

:wow::wow::wow::wow::wow:

[magellan]

15. Hubby and I were saying, when was the last time a Repug stepped down

...because an underling misbehaved? Not once in Bush**World history. These cretins don't believe in "the buck stops here". If Goss resigned merely because of Foggo's involvement in Hookergate, it'll be a first.

[notadmblnd]

37. Foggo is CIA too

the post said the Pentagon. Aren't they two different things?

[Cooley Hurd]

43. Yes, in my excitement, I misread the OP

:blush::spank:

[sandnsea]

47. Goss and Foggo contract bribes??

Maybe worse than hookergate. Ya think?

[MADem]

12. Why must those issues be mutually exclusive???

I'll bet there were a few cigar smoking assholes in that hotel room who were directly involved in PLAMEGATE.

[leftchick]

19. exactly right!

more than a few no doubt!

[dogday]

18. OMG--The house of cards is falling

The house of cards is falling:evilgrin:

[Jack Rabbit]

22. I hope it's Stephen Cambone

He's one of junta's Torquemada wannabes. I want top see him fry in The Hague.

[Me.]

25. Could Be

See my list below.

*shadow government*

[Jack Rabbit]

28. Jeffrey St. Clair (CounterPunch): The Secret World of Stephen Cambone

EDITED for typing



From CounterPunch.org
Dated February 7, 2006

The Secret World of Stephen Cambone
Rumsfeld's Enforcer
By Jeffrey St. Clair

The grave fellow in the business suit sitting between two uniformed generals at the witness table during the senate hearings about the abuse of Iraqi prisoners of war at Abu Ghraib was Dr. Stephen Cambone, the undersecretary of defense for intelligence, known throughout the Pentagon as Donald Rumsfeld's "chief henchman". In his testimony before the committee, Cambone was unapologetic and almost as dismissive as the ridiculous Sen. James Inhofe about the global disgust which erupted over the abuse and murder of Iraqi prisoners of war. Cambone, an apex neo-con and veteran of the Project for the New American Century, evinced disdain not only for the senatorial inquiry but also at a squeamish Lieutenant General Antonio Taguba, who sat next him, looking as if he suspected that he might well be the next one leashed to Cambone's bureaucratic pillory.

A Republican staffer on the Senate foreign relations Committee tells CounterPunch the little-known Cambone, who like so many others on the Bush war team skillfully avoided military service, has quietly become one of the most powerful men in the Pentagon, rivaling even Paul Wolfowitz. "Cambone is a truly dangerous player", the staffer said. "He is Rumsfeld's guard dog, implacably loyal. While Wolfowitz positions himself to step into the top spot should Rumsfeld get axed, Cambone has dug in and gone to war against the insurgents in the Pentagon. Cambone's fingerprints are all over the occupation and the interrogation scandal. For him, there's no turning back".

Cambone has stealthily positioned himself as the most powerful intelligence operator in the Bush administration. On May 8, 2003, Rumsfeld named him Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, a new position which Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz described thus: "The new office is in charge of all intelligence and intelligence-related oversight and policy guidance functions". In practice, this means that Cambone controls the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, the National Reconnaissance Organization, the National Security Agency, the Defense Security Service and Pentagon's Counter-Intelligence Field Activity. Cambone meets with the heads of these agencies, as well as top officials at the CIA and National Security Council twice a week to give them their marching orders.

One senate staffer tells us he has more operational sway than George Tenet or Condi Rice. His rise to power has been quiet, almost unnoticed until the Abu Ghraib scandal forced him briefly into the spotlight. Indeed, prior to the events of May, Cambone completely evaded detection by Bob Woodward, who in two thick volumes on Bush's wars failed to mention the name Cambone once. Of course, this may reveal more about Woodward than Cambone's skill at bureaucratic camouflage.

Read more.

[myrna minx]

31. Thanks for this post. n/t

[stop the bleeding]

36. Thank you JR

I value counterpunch's take on these matters

[blogslut]

67. hope hope hope

Cambone is plain evil.

[Me.]

23. A Google Produced These Names

Gordon R. England
Deputy Secretary of Defense

Kenneth J. Krieg
Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)

David S. C. Chu
Under Secretary of Defense
(Personnel and Readiness)

Eric S. Edelman
Under Secretary of Defense
(Policy)

Tina Jonas
Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller)

Can’t be Feith they’re referring to as he announced his resignation in January.

Third behind Rumsfeld is Stephen Cambone (who I belive is a neo).

*shadow government*

[MADem]

27. It wouldn't be a huge oooh, aaah, if it were the comptroller or

personnel and readiness. Those are wonky, unimportant jobs. Even policy and ATL are scribe jobs half the time.

I hope it's CAMBONE THE DAMN BONE myself, because everyone HATES him so....his departure will make for a number of happier slaves in the Potomac Palace...

[Jack Rabbit]

29. Cambone: see post 28 (above) nt

!!

[MADem]

33. I know a few people who toiled under him

Fucking asshole is too mild a way to describe the guy. HATED...absolutely HATED.

[Freddie Stubbs]

41. Anyone have an idea who or when?

:shrug:

[robbedvoter]

48. Happy Cinco de Mayo!

:toast:

[robertpaulsen]

50. This is exciting news! Too bad MSM hasn't caught on yet.

I'm thinking it's probably connected to Hookergate rather than Plamegate. But we'll see!

[Me.]

65. Well You Know How It Goes

They wouldn't know a news story if it smacked them in the eye. 'Member 2 years ago when the only place the Plame story was being talked about was here on DU? We're the ones who wrote them letters saying, "HEY, look over here."

*shadow government*

[acmavm]

55. Anybody read the comments? That bradgate is a real idiot.

[napi21]

56. No, the guys name begins with an F. I can''t find the post right now,

but he's supposed to be the 3rd man in the Pentagon. Aparently he's been associated with the poker parties, and MAYBE the hookers.

[Connie_Corleone]

57. Foggo??

[napi21]

59. Yep! That's it. Foggo. n/t

[Nickster]

61. Better double check that. Foggo is number 3 at CIA, not Pentagon.

Either you're wrong or HuffPo is wrong. I'd be happy as heck if it is Foggo though.

[Freddie Stubbs]

66. Then who is the Pentagon guy who is going to resign?

:shrug:

[Geoff R. Casavant]

58. Fornigate!

That is an instant classic -- did you coin the term? If so, my cap is off to you!

[Me.]

60. Can't Take Credit

But liked it the moment I read it

*shadow government*

[Freddie Stubbs]

70. Any word on this yet?

:shrug: