$1B In Military Equipment Missing In Iraq; Republican continue to prove they can't run a government

[Sid9]

$1B In Military Equipment Missing In Iraq

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2007 (CBS) This story was written and reported by Laura
Strickler of the CBS News Investigative Unit.

Tractor trailers, tank recovery vehicles, crates of machine guns and rocket
propelled grenades are just a sampling of more than $1 billion in
unaccounted for military equipment and services provided to the Iraqi
security forces, according to a new report issued today by the Pentagon
Inspector General and obtained exclusively by the CBS News investigative
unit. Auditors for the Inspector General reviewed equipment contracts
totaling $643 million but could only find an audit trail for $83 million.

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Inspector General Report 1.95 mb.
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The report details a massive failure in government procurement revealing
little accountability for the billions of dollars spent purchasing military
hardware for the Iraqi security forces. For example, according to the
report, the military could not account for 12,712 out of 13,508 weapons,
including pistols, assault rifles, rocket propelled grenade launchers and
machine guns.

The report comes on the same day that Army procurement officials will face
tough questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee regarding their
procurement policies. One official, Claude Bolton, assistant secretary for
acquisition, logistics and technology has already announced his resignation
on the heels of sharp criticism of army contracting. Bolton's resignation is
effective Jan. 2, 2008. The Army has significantly expanded its fraud
investigations in recent months.

The report is scheduled for official release Thursday afternoon. Check back
with CBSNews.com for more on this developing story.


The actual report:

http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/IG_Report_Security_Forces_Fund.pdf

 

[Larry Hewitt]

"Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:6x06j.10774$Mu4.8729@bignews7.bellsouth.net...
> $1B In Military Equipment Missing In Iraq
>
> WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2007 (CBS) This story was written and reported by
> Laura Strickler of the CBS News Investigative Unit.
>
> Tractor trailers, tank recovery vehicles, crates of machine guns and
> rocket propelled grenades are just a sampling of more than $1 billion in
> unaccounted for military equipment and services provided to the Iraqi
> security forces, according to a new report issued today by the Pentagon
> Inspector General and obtained exclusively by the CBS News investigative
> unit. Auditors for the Inspector General reviewed equipment contracts
> totaling $643 million but could only find an audit trail for $83 million.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Inspector General Report 1.95 mb.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The report details a massive failure in government procurement revealing
> little accountability for the billions of dollars spent purchasing
> military hardware for the Iraqi security forces. For example, according to
> the report, the military could not account for 12,712 out of 13,508
> weapons, including pistols, assault rifles, rocket propelled grenade
> launchers and machine guns.
>
> The report comes on the same day that Army procurement officials will face
> tough questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee regarding their
> procurement policies. One official, Claude Bolton, assistant secretary for
> acquisition, logistics and technology has already announced his
> resignation on the heels of sharp criticism of army contracting. Bolton's
> resignation is effective Jan. 2, 2008. The Army has significantly expanded
> its fraud investigations in recent months.
>
> The report is scheduled for official release Thursday afternoon. Check
> back with CBSNews.com for more on this developing story.
>
>
> The actual report:
>
> http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/IG_Report_Security_Forces_Fund.pdf
>
>
>

The incompetence has to be criminal.

How many soldiers died because of this.

For example, the report identifies more than $1.8M in discounts that had not
been credited to the Contracting Command while repairs, including
up-armoring, on military vehicles were delayed for lack of funds.

Audit trails, including receipts, were missing for 99% of some types of
equipment purchases totaling $438.2 million.

Nearly 13% of contracts worth $643M had no documentation/

Missing/unaccounted for equipment includes:

18 of 31 heavy tracked tank recovery vehicles worth $10M

2126 of 2943 generators worth $7M

6 of 18 garbage trucks worth $0.7M

12712 of 13508 weapons. Perhaps even worse, 796 of them, including 499 RPG
launchers and 299 machine guns were found at Abu Ghraib, apparently
forgotten.

four fuel tankers, five tractor trailers, and six low boy trailers valued at
$1.5 million.



Perhaps even worse were the construction contracts. Ya'd think that
buildings would be easy to keep track of. Yet in case after case the final
project did not match what was billed, sometimes with a difference of more
than $10M in costs, and six projects totaling $143M that were paid for but
not completed.



Larry

 

[Sid9]

Larry Hewitt wrote:
> "Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:6x06j.10774$Mu4.8729@bignews7.bellsouth.net...
>> $1B In Military Equipment Missing In Iraq
>>
>> WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2007 (CBS) This story was written and reported by
>> Laura Strickler of the CBS News Investigative Unit.
>>
>> Tractor trailers, tank recovery vehicles, crates of machine guns and
>> rocket propelled grenades are just a sampling of more than $1
>> billion in unaccounted for military equipment and services provided
>> to the Iraqi security forces, according to a new report issued today
>> by the Pentagon Inspector General and obtained exclusively by the
>> CBS News investigative unit. Auditors for the Inspector General
>> reviewed equipment contracts totaling $643 million but could only
>> find an audit trail for $83
>> million. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Inspector General Report 1.95 mb.
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> The report details a massive failure in government procurement
>> revealing little accountability for the billions of dollars spent
>> purchasing military hardware for the Iraqi security forces. For
>> example, according to the report, the military could not account for
>> 12,712 out of 13,508 weapons, including pistols, assault rifles,
>> rocket propelled grenade launchers and machine guns.
>>
>> The report comes on the same day that Army procurement officials
>> will face tough questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee
>> regarding their procurement policies. One official, Claude Bolton,
>> assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology has
>> already announced his resignation on the heels of sharp criticism of
>> army contracting. Bolton's resignation is effective Jan. 2, 2008.
>> The Army has significantly expanded its fraud investigations in
>> recent months. The report is scheduled for official release Thursday
>> afternoon.
>> Check back with CBSNews.com for more on this developing story.
>>
>>
>> The actual report:
>>
>> http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/IG_Report_Security_Forces_Fund.pdf
>>
>>
>>
>
> The incompetence has to be criminal.
>
> How many soldiers died because of this.
>
> For example, the report identifies more than $1.8M in discounts that
> had not been credited to the Contracting Command while repairs,
> including up-armoring, on military vehicles were delayed for lack of
> funds.
> Audit trails, including receipts, were missing for 99% of some types
> of equipment purchases totaling $438.2 million.
>
> Nearly 13% of contracts worth $643M had no documentation/
>
> Missing/unaccounted for equipment includes:
>
> 18 of 31 heavy tracked tank recovery vehicles worth $10M
>
> 2126 of 2943 generators worth $7M
>
> 6 of 18 garbage trucks worth $0.7M
>
> 12712 of 13508 weapons. Perhaps even worse, 796 of them, including
> 499 RPG launchers and 299 machine guns were found at Abu Ghraib,
> apparently forgotten.
>
> four fuel tankers, five tractor trailers, and six low boy trailers
> valued at $1.5 million.
>
>
>
> Perhaps even worse were the construction contracts. Ya'd think that
> buildings would be easy to keep track of. Yet in case after case the
> final project did not match what was billed, sometimes with a
> difference of more than $10M in costs, and six projects totaling
> $143M that were paid for but not completed.
>
>
>
> Larry

Republicans have been
running a gravy train and
calling it a "War on terror"

Actually is was a war on the
American taxpayer and a raid
on our treasury

 

[spammer]

What you two idiots apparently don't know is that this type of
incompetence crosses both sides of the aisle.

 

[Sid9]

spammer wrote:
> What you two idiots apparently don't know is that this type of
> incompetence crosses both sides of the aisle.

Baloney.

This is special to
Republicans,
especially those
who are friends of jr.

Never have we had
such ****ups in
government as jr's
buddies

 

[spammer]

On Dec 6, 8:45 pm, "Sid9" <s...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> spammer wrote:
> > What you two idiots apparently don't know is that this type of
> > incompetence crosses both sides of the aisle.
>
> Baloney.
>

Then, holy crap are you dimwitted. I feel sorry for your family,
you're dragging them down.

 

[Sid9]

spammer wrote:
> On Dec 6, 8:45 pm, "Sid9" <s...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> spammer wrote:
>>> What you two idiots apparently don't know is that this type of
>>> incompetence crosses both sides of the aisle.
>>
>> Baloney.
>>
>
> Then, holy crap are you dimwitted. I feel sorry for your family,
> you're dragging them down.


Something you don't like seems to have vanished....

The truth

Try reading it again:


This is special to
Republicans,
especially those
who are friends of jr.

Never have we had
such ****ups in
government as jr's
buddies

 

[Kommienezuspadt]

"Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:6x06j.10774$Mu4.8729@bignews7.bellsouth.net...
> $1B In Military Equipment Missing In Iraq
>
> WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2007 (CBS) This story was written and reported by
> Laura Strickler of the CBS News Investigative Unit.
>
> Tractor trailers, tank recovery vehicles, crates of machine guns and
> rocket propelled grenades are just a sampling of more than $1 billion in
> unaccounted for military equipment and services provided to the Iraqi
> security forces, according to a new report issued today by the Pentagon
> Inspector General and obtained exclusively by the CBS News investigative
> unit. Auditors for the Inspector General reviewed equipment contracts
> totaling $643 million but could only find an audit trail for $83 million.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Inspector General Report 1.95 mb.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The report details a massive failure in government procurement revealing
> little accountability for the billions of dollars spent purchasing
> military hardware for the Iraqi security forces. For example, according to
> the report, the military could not account for 12,712 out of 13,508
> weapons, including pistols, assault rifles, rocket propelled grenade
> launchers and machine guns.
>
> The report comes on the same day that Army procurement officials will face
> tough questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee regarding their
> procurement policies. One official, Claude Bolton, assistant secretary for
> acquisition, logistics and technology has already announced his
> resignation on the heels of sharp criticism of army contracting. Bolton's
> resignation is effective Jan. 2, 2008. The Army has significantly expanded
> its fraud investigations in recent months.
>
> The report is scheduled for official release Thursday afternoon. Check
> back with CBSNews.com for more on this developing story.
>
>
> The actual report:
>
> http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/IG_Report_Security_Forces_Fund.pdf
>
>
>

That's a good thing. Right?

Well it will be when Chrissie spins it.

 

[snausages]

On Dec 6, 4:30 pm, "Sid9" <s...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> $1B In Military Equipment Missing In Iraq


I direct your attention to Grover Norquist. He wants to decrease
taxes to almost nothing and the only way to do that is to shrink the
government to almost nothing. And in his and other nutty job neocons
minds, the only way to do this is to make the people hate their
government so much that the people would be easily misled into
supporting this crazy approach.

How to make the people hate the government? One way is to run it so
badly that almost everyone stops supporting it.

Look up this nut job if you want to know a little more about the Bush
and Rove traveling snake oil show.

 

[Larry Hewitt]

"spammer" <serebel1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:872a3531-42fa-41de-b298-caa6bed7cf59@b40g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> What you two idiots apparently don't know is that this type of
> incompetence crosses both sides of the aisle.

What this idiot doesn;t understand is that the Bush crime family has turned
corruption and incompetence into a fine art.

What this idiot does not understand is that the Bush crme family has made an
issue of "privatizing" the war, removing controls on the procurement
process, even tot he point of paying for items with bricks of cash, ( in
the name of "streamlining", and mocving to unbid contracts.

What this idiot does not understand is that the Bush crime familt has been
warned for yers of the problems and has done nothing about it,


Larry

 

[Lamont Cranston]

"spammer" <serebel1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:872a3531-42fa-41de-b298-caa6bed7cf59@b40g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> What you two idiots apparently don't know is that this type of
> incompetence crosses both sides of the aisle.

If that's true, then you should have no problem proving it.

 

[Friendly Fred]

"Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote:

>$1B In Military Equipment Missing In Iraq

Mission Accomplished! That was part of what this fascist regime's plans
are.


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