Thieves in Office

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-09-2008
Thieves in Office
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Fri, 09-12-2008 - 12:58pm

Remember those U.S. Govt. auditors who were prevented from doing their jobs, who were told to stop investigations of Oil Co.s that didn't pay rayalties to the U.S. Govt. for oil & gas taken from public land.


Well here's more of the story.  A group of U.S. officials misused their offices to serve their own ends, or those of oil co.s who wined and dined them.


Drugs, sex, money...it could be a soap opera except that it's true. 


And the Justice Dept. has refused to file charges against the higher-ups! 


The companies involved are among those whose executives met with Cheney at the beginning of this Administration to write the new U.S. energy policy. 


Can we look at this Administration and say "Rotten to the core"?


It does appear so. 


See:


http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page38?oid=62248&sn=Detail


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/10/AR2008091001829.html?wpisrc=newsletter 


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/15/AR2005111501842.html

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-18-2000
Fri, 09-12-2008 - 1:09pm

I posted this article, same subject, on another board....


Interior Secretary "outraged" by oil-sex scandal

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1043918820080911

 


Photobucket&nbs

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-09-2008
Fri, 09-12-2008 - 1:21pm
Looks like they are neck deep this time.