Too much choice
 

He who hesitates is Faust.

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The Financial Times is reporting today that

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You realize the fact that we're hearing about this means that the people in charge are not ignoring and covering it up, don't you?

Does this mean you now acknowledge that the UN's oil for food was a big bribe fest for the Un and perhaps some secuity Council members?

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Congrats. You win today's Silver Lining award.

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Nifty argument. Does this similarly mean that the publicity of the UN scandal constitutes a breath of fresh disenfectant, such that even the Slaves of the world will embrace it as the solution going forward?

The circle is indeed a vicious one.

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Thanks. You realize my winning doesn't negate the fact that far worse occured in NY, Paris and Moscow and none of you seem to care. I mean, don't worry, we'll clean that up too, but your selective sensitivity speaks for itself.

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We know that money has gone to Lebanese banks and the food hasn't been delivered. While this has been reported, what makes you think something's been done about it?

This is the best summary I know about the oil-for-food scandal. It doesn't sound to me like the UN was getting rich from the bribes.

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Interesting.

Jabouri has a notable past with Chalabi, who fired him from his long-held (pre-war) oil post. Jabouri says it was because he refused to deal with oil companies which had helped SH avoid the sanctions, while Chalabi says it was because Jabouri was dealing under the table with the oil companies which had helped SH avoid the sanctions. Can't quite figure out who was telling the truth.

So, is Jabouri a Bathist SH henchman thug/mobster/ripoff artist who is just finding ways to continue his past good works, or is he a cleaned-up noble figure valiantly trying to do his best for his country by working around Chalabi's outstretched hand? Either way, makes you wonder how he got this new job.

The good news is, there's now going to be a lot of pressure for that money to fly back home. Bad news is, if this is happening, what else is happening we haven't found yet?

Mike Meloy, a lawyer for Anita Big Spring, a voter who brought the case to the Supreme Court, said the decision was the right one. "There is no way for anybody to tell from those ballots what the voter intended," Mr. Meloy said. "Those voters violated the instructions given them, which was don't change your ballot and if you make a mistake, ask for a new ballot. Why would you want to give special consideration to someone who didn't follow instructions?"

If all Democrats recognized this, you'd be a more accepting party. Somehow, though, I bet the kind of Democrat who could win in Montana isn't real recognizable to your lot in California.

I'll gladly concede the Montana slot just to see a lawyer for the Democratic party letting this quote slip out:

"Those voters violated the instructions given them, which was don't change your ballot and if you make a mistake, ask for a new ballot. Why would you want to give special consideration to someone who didn't follow instructions?"

"Cooperation will be at a premium," said Dave Wanzenried, the Democratic leader in the House, who will become the next speaker.

If at least some Republicans recognized this, you'd be a more accepting party. Somehow, though, I bet the kind of Republican who could win in Montana (or, for that matter, lose in Montana) isn't real recognizable to the GOP governing class in Washington.

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So do you care about this one, or are you just mad at us for not caring about the other one enough?

We don't need to evaluate why we lose elections, and lately don't need to accept defeat. The Montana Republicans are probably closer to Bush et al, than say, NY Republicans are to him.

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I care. I would think in a new country with the $$$ flowing through, that the potential for fraud would be pretty big. So I'm not surprised.

Ty posted the article as part of his ongoing "Boy is Iraq fucked Up" series. His point, near as I can tell, is the US has done a terrible job in Iraq and should have stayed out. I was merely pointing out that with regard to this one topic, the diversion of big $$$, we are at least better off in that it was exposed.