Defense Sec. Panetta unaware of $750,000 Gitmo soccer field

The Daily Caller ^ | 2/29/12 | Caroline May

[Nachum]

In the wake of the revelation that the Department of Defense has spend $750,000 on a soccer field for detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Kansas Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp pressed Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on his knowledge of the expenditure at a Budget Committee hearing on Wednesday.

Panetta denied knowledge of the project.

“Did you know that apparently federal taxpayers are paying for a $750,000 soccer field at Gitmo? Is that something that the Department of Defense knew about?” Huelskamp asked Panetta.

“I’m sorry, what was that?” Panetta replied.

“A $750,000 soccer field at Gitmo that was just announced by the Department of Defense — is that something you were aware of?” Huelskamp reiterated.

“No, I wasn’t,” the defense secretary said.

On Tuesday, Fox News first reported that the military was just wrapping up construction on a $750,000 soccer field for detainees at Guantanamo Bay.

[Nachum]

Vid at link

[DoughtyOne]

I’ll bet that if we knew the half of what goes on down there, we’d be looking for a lot of tall branches and plenty of short ropes.

[unixfox]

I feel so safe with this numb nuts at the helm.

[Nachum]

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[unixfox]

Tar and feathers would also work well.

[TribalPrincess2U]

When will they learn— 0bama and his crew do what THEY want. Idiot!

[DoughtyOne]

Here in California, we’ve studied the art of taring, and after doing so at the La Brea Tar Pits, we’ve come to the conclusion you don’t need feathers.

Fiscal Conservatives don’t Tar and Feather. We just tar. LOL

[Popman]

Not to give Panetta a pass, but if was just recently completed....it probably was approved before he took over as Sec of Defense

He probably still would have approved it since his job is basically to implement Obama tear down of our readiness and military power

[Tammy8]

He denies knowing about this, but if the guards made the detainees wear panties on their head he would have known about that for sure.

[Tammy8]

You are right! They kill our people and we build them a soccer field, how nice.

[tennmountainman]

After the dumb reporter asked Panetta did he know about the soccer field, why didn’t the reporter follow up with ‘Mr. Panetta, can you tell us who DID know?”

[ptsal]

Panetta...ever notice how Leon is always on the verge of crying...what a constipated nitwit!!!

[Tammy8]

And when did they know?

[blueunicorn6]

This wasn’t in the airline magazine so Frequent-Flyer-Leon couldn’t know about it.

[ColdOne]

The project began in April 2011 and is due to finish this spring. He took office in July 1, 2011

[DoughtyOne]

Yes...

Thanks Tammy8.

[Tammy8]

I’m not letting him off the hook, he should know what is going on at Gitmo for sure.

[Baynative]

BULL SHIT!

Within minutes of the Newsweek LIES about flushing Koran's down that toilet, the entire world knew and everyone who could speak was making an apology. For Panetta to say he doesn't know what is going on in the recreation world of pampered muslim prisoners is preposterous. What Obama and Holder do know is that this will allow them to mingle, pass information and scheme against the infidels.

[DManA]

Cut his budget 10%. That’d get him paying attention to crap like this.

[Mr. K]

$750,000 for a soccer field?

i’ve got an acre behind my house... mow it and you can use it for free

what costs $750,000?