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AEY May Still Have Government Contracts
Does arms dealer AEY, Inc., still have some U.S. defense contracts?
Even though it's been on a U.S. State Department Arms Trafficking Watchlist for three years?
Even though it's been under federal investigation for several months?
Even though its president was arrested last week on federal charges related to arms exports?
Even though military officials were testifying about the company this morning on Capital Hill?
Maybe so.
At the House oversight committee hearing this morning, Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) asked military contracting officials:
"I hear and I read that the contracts have been canceled, terminated. Now I was in Iraq at the Taji weapons depot a few weeks ago and I asked a commanding general there about the AEY contract. He said 'yeah, they're shipping into us.' So myself and Mr. Platts from Pennsylvania actually asked the general to give us some detail and went around and started opening up some crates. They were all AEY contracts, it looks like they're still performing in this contract, and that doesn't jive with the testimony and documents I have before me. So can you tell me, is AEY still performing on some contracts in Iraq?"
Jeffrey Parsons, Executive Director of the Army Contracting Command responded: "Sir, I am not aware, and I will have to get back to you on whether they are still performing..."
"That's not good enough," Lynch said.
Late Update: Here's the video of Lynch's query.
That this little scumbag is still getting rich from Government contracts after breaking the law is not anything that surprises me.
In fact, nothing surprises me any more about BushCo lawbreaking, except perhaps the fact that no story of Illegal gaming of the system is big or horrific enough to get the attention of the corporate press or the general public.
Saying that the MSM is asleep at the wheel is giving it more benefit then it deserves...the bobbleheads in the media only get their panties in a twist over perceived Dem problems. Otherwise, anything the Republicans do can be forgiven and forgotten!
AAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
June 24, 2008 3:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
Dude! Where's my kickback?!!
Something tells me few will be surprised if the DoD is still doing business with this crappy, crooked band of international fleece artists. Yeah... get back to us on this, Jeff.
June 24, 2008 4:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
This stuff is priceless. From the telecoms refusing to wiretap only when they don't get paid, to former WH Cabinet sect lobbying for foreign governments without bothering to register - the criminality is mind-boggling.
I need to get my faith-based alternative energy program funded by Bu$hco before the gravy train runs off the rails. Who wants to be my VP?
June 24, 2008 9:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
I do! I have an excellent program already field testing an electric car using current technology. So it requires a lot of faith and prayer to get you where you are going and back before the batteries are dead in about 30 minutes of driving at 45 mph.
CAN I GET AN AHMEN!PRAISE BUSHCO AND BEJEZUS!
June 25, 2008 10:47 AM | Reply | Permalink