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Kofigate gets going
NY Times ^
| 7-12-04
| William Safire
Posted on 07/12/2004 3:06:37 PM PDT by Renfield
WASHINGTON — All our July chin-pulling about polls and veeps and C.I.A. missteps has little to do with November's election, which will be decided by unforeseeable events. Instead, let's counter-program, to examine a political corruption story beginning to gain traction that will reach warp speed in hearings and headlines next spring.
At least eight official investigations have begun into the largest financial rip-off in history: preliminary estimates from the G.A.O. point to $10 billion skimmed or kicked back or otherwise stolen in the U.N. dealings with Saddam Hussein.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: anan; oil; scandal; un; volcker
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Things are getting interesting........
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posted on
07/12/2004 3:06:37 PM PDT
by
Renfield
To: Renfield
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posted on
07/12/2004 3:26:16 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Intellectuals only exist if you think they do!)
To: Renfield
Is this like 6 yrs ago when any day Bubba was going to resign under pressure? Just who do you think will stand up to these bastards? Sure won't be your so-called conservative pubbies. If not them, who?
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posted on
07/12/2004 3:37:08 PM PDT
by
Digger
To: Renfield
I was hoping this story hadn't dropped off the radar screen. It's good to see it on the pages of The Slimes. I, for one, will cheer on the day that Kofi goes down.
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posted on
07/12/2004 3:42:08 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(May the wings of Liberty never lose so much as a feather.)
To: Renfield
a political corruption story beginning to gain traction that will reach warp speed in hearings and headlines next spring.
I hate to be cynical, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the media to "get going" with this story. They'll do (and have done) everything in their power to bury it.
To: Renfield
Lets hope that the new Iraqi government is all over this. 10 billion could buy every Iraqi family a decent house with indoor plumbing and air conditioning.
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posted on
07/12/2004 4:21:12 PM PDT
by
TheSpottedOwl
("In the Kingdom of the Deluded, the Most Outrageous Liar is King".)
To: Renfield
Fox News has been pretty aggressive about keeping on top of this. One of the great things about Fox is that it forces the rest of the media to give at least a little attention to things they would rather ignore.
To: TheSpottedOwl
Good point. The UN and all the other Food-for-Oil scammers owe the Iraqi people reparations.
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posted on
07/12/2004 7:02:17 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Intellectuals only exist if you think they do!)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
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posted on
07/12/2004 7:07:22 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Intellectuals only exist if you think they do!)
To: Renfield
Why did you excerpt the article? The Slimes is not on the exerpt list to my knowledge and I am not registering just to read the article
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posted on
07/12/2004 7:09:00 PM PDT
by
Kaslin
To: Kaslin
The NY Times is on the excerpt list.
You can avoid registering by going to www.bugmenot.com and using the passwords they provide.
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posted on
07/13/2004 3:09:42 AM PDT
by
Renfield
To: Renfield
The NY Times is on the excerpt list.It must be new
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posted on
07/13/2004 6:05:39 AM PDT
by
Kaslin
To: Renfield
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posted on
07/13/2004 6:10:34 AM PDT
by
Kaslin
To: Renfield
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posted on
07/13/2004 6:13:28 AM PDT
by
Unicorn
(Two many wimps around The democrats would rather win the WH then win the war-Tom Delay)
To: Renfield
Maybe there's a journalist licking his or her chops with the visions of a Pulitzer dancing before the eyes! That would be a great motivator for getting this story.
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posted on
07/13/2004 6:35:53 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
(Bush in 2004/Because we MUST!!)
To: TigersEye
Ooooh...I like that one. Mind if I lift it?
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posted on
07/13/2004 6:57:24 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(May the wings of Liberty never lose so much as a feather.)
To: Kaslin
...I am not registering just to read the article Book mark this link or add it to your Favorites:
BugMeNot.com
They provide logins and passwords for thousands of such news sites. Try it. It works.
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posted on
07/13/2004 7:00:14 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(May the wings of Liberty never lose so much as a feather.)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Book mark this link or add it to your Favorites:
BugMeNot.com
They provide logins and passwords for thousands of such news sites. Try it. It works
I have the link in my favorites, but why should I bother with it if the article can be posted and the Slimes is not on the exerption list.
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posted on
07/13/2004 7:47:36 AM PDT
by
Kaslin
To: Kaslin
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posted on
07/13/2004 7:52:24 AM PDT
by
Renfield
To: Renfield
No problem, but to make sure I did a test with another New York Times article and no excerption warning came up. I did not post the article though because it was already posted. The poster though excerpted the article but it is available to read without having to register.
Will Compasses Point South?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170379/posts
I have no problem with excerpting an article when it is available for reading w/o having to register
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posted on
07/13/2004 8:17:04 AM PDT
by
Kaslin
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