There are numerous scandals plaguing the Bush administration. For instance:
–The Downing Street Minutes reveal an administration plan to fix the facts around the administration ideology.
–Both the 2000 and 2004 elections have been questioned due to irregularities.
–There is a massive conflict of interest in the government’s awarding of numerous contracts to Halliburton, including most recently, the $30 million deal to expand the prisons at Guantanamo, when Vice President Dick Cheney was the former CEO of Halliburton and still collects benefits.
The Iraqi government has obviously fed off the modeling that the administration has provided. A report by a commission set up by the Provisional Authority has found 814 cases of corruption triggering 399 investigations and 44 arrests.
Some examples:
–Garbage-hauling contracts that were five times as expensive as the previous contracts.
–Contracts for phantom building projects.
–Kickbacks for illegaly steering public contracts to private management.
–Overpricing on ambulances purchased from Canada.
Just another example of your taxpayer dollars going down the drain.
In other news:
Is Syria next? White House accuses Syria of stoking violence in Lebanon.
UN requests visits for prisoners in Guantanamo.
General Abazid contradicts Rumsfeld; even Lieberman admits public opinion tipping away from war.
Jaafari insists progress being made in face of mounting attacks.
Newsday feature article on Downing Street Minutes.
Experts: Bush will have difficulty regaining support for War in Iraq.
More analysis of growing insurgent weapons sophistication.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial: Iraq war unwinnable.
Analysis: Bush’s triumphalism dragging down war support.
