Henry "Bulldog" Waxman Webcasts Iraq War Profiteering Hearings - ON NOW

[Dems Will Win]

Wow! Get out the popcorn everybody this has been good!

Had a chart showing several levels of profiteering through perhaps illegal subcontracting! Damn this is good.

These hearings will also take testimony from the widows and families of the 4 Blackwater contractors killed in Falluja.

http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1165

Family members of four Blackwater employees killed in Fallujah will testify about what they view as profiteering by Blackwater USA, including the company’s alleged failure to provide armored vehicles and other critical safety equipment. The Committee will also examine the costs of Blackwater’s security operations to the taxpayer and the adequacy of federal oversight of Blackwater and other security contractors.

Good DK info diary:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/2/7/1123/08787

Please remember to recommend -- because you won't be seeing this on the Corporate Media.

[redqueen]

1. Oh I hope they replay this!

I wanna see!

:bounce:

[bobthedrummer]

3. There are 2 other threads on this

[redqueen]

5. Are they better?

:shrug:

[bobthedrummer]

10. if you weren't following this until now and wanted to get up to speed

not subjective stuff like "better" also to interact better within our community here

there are a lot of background posts in them and one of them is by a person that has been directly and indirectly involved, and if I'm reading you wrong I apologize for referencing subjective stuff but one of the other threads has an extremely knowledgable member...

[redqueen]

11. Well... I'm not sure

if you're reading me wrong... cause I'm not sure how you're reading me.

I'm hugely confused, Bob. ;)

Thanks for the info that there's more info there... I was perusing the kos blog actually, but I shall go look for those other ones you mentioned now. Peace.

[cui bono]

2. k & r

[cui bono]

4. Kucinich just started questioning!

[bobthedrummer]

6. He nailed the lies told under oath on 6-13-06 by Blackwater.

[Independent_Liberal]

7. K&R!

I'm watching now.

[KoKo]

8. Watching...now.. That disgusting Patrick McHenry was on pimpiing

for Blackwater...NC Company and blaming NC Trial Lawyer a Democrat for defending the families of the Contractors. McHenry should recuse himself.

[Tuesday_Morning]

9. Any commentary for us cube rats

would be greatly appreciated.

[Dems Will Win]

12. Waxman is upset that a GOP Rep. accused the hearing of being a Democrat Show Trial

What's clear is that Halliburton and ALL the subcontractors beneath them padded their bills enormously and when the Army was to supply security and then of course did not because of low troops, they were allowed to hire their own security and then the profiteering REALLY started.

IT all shows that the REpublican plan to contract out military services IS A COMPLETE AND UTTER FAILURE AND MUST BE STOPPED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.