the largest theft of money in U.S. history

[katsung47]

While people are struggling for their lost jobs and benefits, large amount of money lost by the Pentagon.

Quote, "Missing in Iraq: 6.6 billion U.S. dollars

By PAUL RICHTER Tribune Washington Bureau

Publication: The Day

Published 06/13/2011

Officials say it could be the largest theft of money in U.S. history

Washington - After the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the Bush administration flooded the conquered country with so much cash to pay for reconstruction and other projects in the first year that a new unit of measurement was born.



Pentagon officials determined that one giant C-130 Hercules cargo plane could carry $2.4 billion in shrink-wrapped bricks of $100 bills. They sent an initial full planeload of cash, followed by 20 other flights to Iraq by May 2004 in a $12 billion haul that U.S. officials believe to be the biggest international cash airlift of all time.



This month, the Pentagon and the Iraqi government are finally closing the books on the program that handled all those Benjamins. But despite years of audits and investigations, U.S. Defense officials still cannot say what happened to $6.6 billion in cash - enough to run the Los Angeles Unified School District or the Chicago Public Schools for a year, among many other things.



For the first time, federal auditors are suggesting that some or all of the cash may have been stolen, not just mislaid in an accounting error. Stuart Bowen, special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, an office created by Congress, said the missing $6.6 billion may be "the largest theft of funds in national history."


The Day - Missing in Iraq: 6.6 billion U.S. dollars | News from southeastern Connecticut

katsung47 Reviewed by katsung47 on 06-19-2011. the largest theft of money in U.S. history While people are struggling for their lost jobs and benefits, large amount of money lost by the Pentagon. Quote, "Missing in Iraq: 6.6 billion U.S. dollars By PAUL RICHTER Tribune Washington Bureau Publication: The Day Published 06/13/2011 Rating: 5

[katsung47]

$12 Billion For Them - 1.5 Million Homeless For Us

Lilith
- 7 days ago - rense.com

Does anyone possess a clue as to why our U.S. government spends $12 billion every 30 days in Afghanistan and Iraq while 1.5 million of our citizens remain homeless and 13.4 million American children live in poverty?

$12 Billion For Them - 1.5 Million Homeless For Us - Care2 News Network

How could they spend money in this way.

[Weezard]

Found it!

Attachment 276750

Sorry! din't mean to take it, it stuck to my shoe.

Aloha, y'all
Weeze

[chance942]

How is this a surprise??? Does it really fucking matter I mean Japan is hella worse than the esoterically controlled media tells you. Wake the fuck up ,read,say fuck what you can't control and live like you're dying while you enjoy what's left of this planet. For fuck sake think for yourself.

[katsung47]

House passes $649B defense spending bill
Updated 7/8/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) â?? The House on Friday overwhelmingly passed a $649 billion defense spending bill that boosts the Pentagon budget by $17 billion and covers the costs of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The strong bipartisan vote was 336-87 and reflected lawmakers' intent to ensure national security, preserve defense jobs across the nation and avoid deep cuts while the country is at war.

House passes $649B defense spending bill - USATODAY.com

They work for the interest of a small inside group, they don't work for the interest of the people.

[Clandestine]

No shocker here at all.....the govt runs literally everything it touches into the ground

[painretreat]

Katsung47: :twocents: There was a surplus of Social Security that would have lasted for my older age and yours. Until this war (we paid, not by choice into these services-now the funds are gone). Money has been diverted from our citizens (that paid for Soc. Sec. and Medicare) to this war. That was done prior to present administration and continued. Now, any aid to our citizens goes to that war! And will certainly be used over the years to help the endless 'wounded warriors.'

There should be more administration checks and balances to guarentee we get what we paid for and not divert our monies for the needy to helpless for wars to create more need in USA.

Albeit: We were pretty pissed off 9/11 and wanted to do something. However, we needed better and more intelligence prior to the war. Had we taken more covert operations and sought out the culprits, without an undeclared war: It was possible we could have been able to get better intelligence. However, I must admit, when we let one fellow decide on retribution off the cuff: It is our fault for not setting more guidelines with our Congress and Senate leaders to pass legislation to put strict provisions on monies set aside for Americans Futures! Not only was SS raided. He raided anything he could. Funds for the levies for New Orleans from Nat'l Army Corp of Engineers were diverted and New Orleans levies were not fixed, as sceduled, due to this war. Displacing so many from Louisiana and other catastrophies etc.

Not to say, we had nothing to do with the situation in Iraq, to begin with. We've had our fingers in their political pie for decades prior to war and had some culpability for placing Saddam in there to begin with.

We are not helping our own, we have placed Americans in homeless and helpless positions, by not taking care of our country for much needed flood controls etc. . . Allowing the financial checks and balance's of the nation set aside and not understood by many how funds for this go to that. Even on a State level: For example: Arnie Sch. in CA set aside all debt on arrival as Gov and then proceeded to raid monies from State Employees retirement, CRV refund, etc. . . Very few know about it. We need to make our publice money records used published for all to see in PLAIN CLEAR ENGLISH-WHERE DID THE MONEY COME FROM AND GO TO? Pretty simple for one runnin ones own home! Seems our Gov't should have the same standard! We need to insist on it.

A situation that can not easily be reversed with present administration and will take a long time and patience to fix. We could use another financial and world leader like Bill Clinton. He left this country in a decent financial status.

Which is why we all must be pro-active (not just for mmj laws) but for our society as a whole AND VOTE-VOTE-VOTE. Write your congress & senate representatives.

If you do not know who your representatives are: Join a mmj Activism group and get on the list to support our cause here. They will send you info of how to contact your reps. and you can keep them to send letters of your views on how this country needs to be handled. Statistics say, one letter is the equivalent to an enormous amount of phone calls, writing is almost obsolete in this day and age. Which is more reason to write.

Be pro-active in your city, county and state!!!

There are numerous mmj sights that will send you updated info re: who your representatives are or Google them. It is important to know all their views, particularly in issues you support-like :wtf:'womens rights' (I would hope)is a big one, Medicare coverage decrease's and mmj! PR

[painretreat]

Really-who runs their household or life with cash dollar bills. It was not prudent in any way! Hard to track! PR

[katsung47]

There is no check and balance. It's a dictatorship.

New debt ceiling deal (8/2/2011)

The debt ceiling negotiation reveals one truth, that this nation is controlled by a covert dictatorship which represents the interest of a rich people group, and the so said law makers don't represent the voters any more.

1. The tax cut law was proposed and carried out by former present Bush. It is proved being a failed policy. In Bush's eight years term, the national debt raised from 6 trillian to 12 trillian. His tax cut law contributes big in debt increasing. Yet, when Obama wanted to recover the tax rate on rich people, the law makers resisted. It proves they are now working for a little group of rich people not for the majority of Americans.

2. War in Iraq and in Afghanistan is another factor to the deficit of the budget. US military expense and war expense add together almost equal to the total expense of all other countries in this world. That's an extra heavy burden of the American tax payers. The strange thing is nobody dares to speak out. No media, no politician dares to finger at it. It's another proof the US has become a covert dictatorship. In it media and politicians all are controlled by the Inside group. They no longer are the voice of people.

3. The victim of the new balance deal will be the American people. More people will lose their jobs and welfare aid in new budget. They will have less money to spend. How could economy recover in this foundation? The economy of US will continue remain in stagnation if not going worse.

4. The result of today's situation is people can't elect their own representatives. The government insiders have controlled the intelligence and the media. They select politicians of their own through rigged election. (because they control the intelligence) They justify the election result through the fake poll of the media.