The True Cost of Hookergate...

[wildbilln864]

from Cannonfire blog:

"Daniel Hopsicker has published an excellent piece pointing out a simple fact missed by all other commentators: "Hookergate" -- unlike previous sex scandals, such as those involving Monica Lewinski or Donna Rice -- cost lives. Tons of DOD cash went to Wilkes and Wade, while our solders went begging:
Just one month after the Duke-ster was getting his rocks off in Hawaii, a story in the Los Angeles Times contained this headline: “Why must Americans in Iraq face death because of outmoded body armor?”"

also see Hopsicker's site.

[wildbilln864]

1. Hopsicker then brings it all back home:

"What makes all this tragic almost beyond words is this statement from the story in the N.Y. Times: Even at retail prices, it would have cost less than $97 million to outfit each of the 150,000 soldiers in Iraq with state-of-the-art vest plates.

Hell, the Defense Department's 'black budget' spent more money than that with Wilkes’ company just to Xerox old maps."

Why can't Olberman report this stuff? :grr:

[Ian David]

2. Olbermann HAS reported on it, several times. n/t

[babylonsister]

3. Whatever happened to Hookergate?

That's a can of worms squirming for exposure.

:hide:

[wildbilln864]

4. yes it is!

:hi:
I want to hear about the ties to hilliard and the CIA cocaine running on TV! To heck with ANS and Britney! :wtf: