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jay gw · 3rd November 2006, 11:29 AM

A US government agency that has exposed corruption in Iraqi reconstruction projects will close in 2007.

Washington lawmakers have reacted with shock at the discovery that an obscure clause in a military spending bill will terminate the work of the auditor.

The Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction has embarrassed the US administration with its reports on corrupt practices.

Critics of the government claim this is what lies behind its sudden closure.

The auditor recently reported that a subsidiary of Halliburton, the largest US civilian contractor in Iraq, had withheld information from US officials.

The audit office began operations in March 2004 and has referred 25 criminal cases to the US Department of Justice, of which four have resulted in convictions. Among its more notable findings was a report on the loss of 14,000 weapons destined for Iraqi government use. Many of these are believed to have found their way into the hands of insurgent groups after the Pentagon lost track of them.

In 2005, it issued a damning report citing "severe inefficiencies and poor management" at the body that ran Iraq before the recent elections, the Coalition Provisional Authority.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6114132.stm

* no end to the Iraqi occupation is imminent
* the US continues to spend there
* no substitutes for the auditors are created
* no reasons are given for the clause that "found" its way in to the bill

How very interesting.

Katana · 3rd November 2006, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by Mocha Cappuccino

* no end to the Iraqi occupation is imminent

Who said it was?

Originally Posted by Mocha Cappuccino

* the US continues to spend there

Yes. Yes it does.

Originally Posted by Mocha Cappuccino

* no substitutes for the auditors are created

According to members of both parties, the office will continue to exist. We'll have to see.

Originally Posted by Mocha Cappuccino

* no reasons are given for the clause that "found" its way in to the bill

Why do you think it did?

Originally Posted by Mocha Cappuccino

*How very interesting.

As is the fact that the lawyer who is the auditor responsible for all of the embarrassing revelations of graft and waste in Iraq is a Republican.

Darth Rotor · 3rd November 2006, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by Mocha Cappuccino

A US government agency that has exposed corruption in Iraqi reconstruction projects will close in 2007.

There is already a thread on this.

"The Military" didn't end this, Congress did. If anyone, the secretariat level folks, Rummy and friends, pursued this, NOT the military, which is the Armed Services.

Get your facts straight.

DR

jay gw · 3rd November 2006, 01:04 PM

Quote:

There is already a thread on this.

Oh, so that wasn't an opinion thread of someone making a joke after all.

Rob Lister · 3rd November 2006, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by Mocha Cappuccino

Oh, so that wasn't an opinion thread of someone making a joke after all.

I get your drift, but this, dear Mocha, is U.S. Mid-term election season. That means the titles of posts will, for a while longer at least, be so heavily steeped in rhetoric that you can't discern what the post is about.

I applaud you for at least making your Title Line clear enough to recognize the gist -- even if not wholly rhetoric free.

3rd November 2006, 11:29 AM	#1
jay gw Suspended Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,824	Military tries to end auditing of Iraqi expenditures A US government agency that has exposed corruption in Iraqi reconstruction projects will close in 2007. Washington lawmakers have reacted with shock at the discovery that an obscure clause in a military spending bill will terminate the work of the auditor. The Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction has embarrassed the US administration with its reports on corrupt practices. Critics of the government claim this is what lies behind its sudden closure. The auditor recently reported that a subsidiary of Halliburton, the largest US civilian contractor in Iraq, had withheld information from US officials. The audit office began operations in March 2004 and has referred 25 criminal cases to the US Department of Justice, of which four have resulted in convictions. Among its more notable findings was a report on the loss of 14,000 weapons destined for Iraqi government use. Many of these are believed to have found their way into the hands of insurgent groups after the Pentagon lost track of them. In 2005, it issued a damning report citing "severe inefficiencies and poor management" at the body that ran Iraq before the recent elections, the Coalition Provisional Authority. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6114132.stm * no end to the Iraqi occupation is imminent * the US continues to spend there * no substitutes for the auditors are created * no reasons are given for the clause that "found" its way in to the bill How very interesting.
jay gw Suspended Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,824	Last edited by jay gw; 3rd November 2006 at 11:34 AM.

3rd November 2006, 11:41 AM	#2
Katana Illuminator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,894	Originally Posted by Mocha Cappuccino * no end to the Iraqi occupation is imminent Who said it was? Originally Posted by Mocha Cappuccino * the US continues to spend there Yes. Yes it does. Originally Posted by Mocha Cappuccino * no substitutes for the auditors are created According to members of both parties, the office will continue to exist. We'll have to see. Originally Posted by Mocha Cappuccino * no reasons are given for the clause that "found" its way in to the bill Why do you think it did? Originally Posted by Mocha Cappuccino *How very interesting. As is the fact that the lawyer who is the auditor responsible for all of the embarrassing revelations of graft and waste in Iraq is a Republican.
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3rd November 2006, 11:53 AM	#3
Darth Rotor Salted Sith Cynic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rat cheer Posts: 34,378	Originally Posted by Mocha Cappuccino A US government agency that has exposed corruption in Iraqi reconstruction projects will close in 2007. There is already a thread on this. "The Military" didn't end this, Congress did. If anyone, the secretariat level folks, Rummy and friends, pursued this, NOT the military, which is the Armed Services. Get your facts straight. DR
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3rd November 2006, 01:04 PM	#4
jay gw Suspended Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,824	Quote: There is already a thread on this. Oh, so that wasn't an opinion thread of someone making a joke after all.
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3rd November 2006, 01:31 PM	#5
Rob Lister Suspended Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 8,523	Originally Posted by Mocha Cappuccino Oh, so that wasn't an opinion thread of someone making a joke after all. I get your drift, but this, dear Mocha, is U.S. Mid-term election season. That means the titles of posts will, for a while longer at least, be so heavily steeped in rhetoric that you can't discern what the post is about. I applaud you for at least making your Title Line clear enough to recognize the gist -- even if not wholly rhetoric free.