I probably picked on Arkansas because I was thinking about Clinton. Could just as easily have said Idaho or North Dakota. And I am not disparaging any soldier, just making the point that if it *is* a swindle it is a pretty sophisticated swindle, so that makes me wonder about the review process, that's all. Someone just coming out of high school in some backwater might not have the mental furniture necessary to spot it, is all I am saying.
By the way I have lived in a few small southern towns. St Mary's Georgia, Livingston Texas, Martinsburg West Virginia. And some small towns elsewhere -- Tecolote New Mexico, Leakey and Utopia in Texas, Bois Blanc Island in Michigan. Sault Ste Marie in Ontario is also pretty small. I like small towns. But they can be parochial at times. Dana Nick McClure writes: > In the article I posted it notes that the original contract was awarded in > 1992, and extended in 1999. Clinton was President in 1999. > > It also notes that the decisions for these contracts and the task orders are > handled by a civilian department, so it is not an 18 year old recruit from > small town Arkansas. > > On top of that I take some offence to you implying there is anything wrong > with a kid from a small southern town. I don't want to make a point about > it. But remember, that same kid and a bunch more just like him just took > part in a war. They put their lives on the line to do what they were told > was the right thing to do. If it turns out it was or wasn't the right thing > to do; that in no way discredits those soldiers or any role they may have > played, including accounting. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 1:08 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: well now > > > > ok so... the part I am supposed to take away from that link is probably is > > that costs are verified as they are billed. I'd be interested in the > > details of that verification process. Are they verified by an accountant > > or > > by an 18 year old recruit from small town Arkansas who has no financial > > background? Also, you assert that similar contracts were awarded under > > Clinton and under Bush the First. I'd like to see some references on that > > one too. > > > > I am still working on an argument for you. I suspect it won't convince you > > anyway but you seem to at least read before you reject :) It will take a > > little more time. Oil is not normally my field and there is the matter of > > evaluating sources. Also the little matter of work and appointments. But I > > haven't forgotten about it. > > > > Dana > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
