Kerry calls for probe of Pentagon sales

themselves.

Kerry said last summer to Dem audiences that Iran was five years away from any nuclear weapon capability. So, don't believe Bush when he tries to claim they are an urgent threat. Kerry said this country has over 4 years to concentrate on diplomatic pressures first before it gets anywhere near a military solution.

may be looking the other way, while some line their pockets and do a favor for the administration too.
I hope this gets a lot more press. I want explanations from the White House, if only to see them squirm.

We know they have them. Sound familiar?

so what`s the fuss? all the same guys then are now

http://atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IA20Ak01.html

and voted for other invasions. Iran is being threatened with Iraq-like devastation and if they seek to acquire the means to defend themselves, their hearths and homes, hospitals and infrastructure, then that's good. Of all the things this guy should be talking about, he decides to go with the warmongers to seem tough.

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and educating yourself is not a bad thing, especially if you like to voice your opinion.

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1578188,00.html

The U.S. military has sold forbidden equipment at least a half-dozen times to middlemen for countries — including Iran and China ?? who exploited security flaws in the Defense Department's surplus auctions. The sales include fighter jet parts and missile components.

The surplus sales can operate like a supermarket for arms dealers.

"Right Item, Right Time, Right Place, Right Price, Every Time. Best Value Solutions for America's Warfighters," the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service says on its Web site, calling itself "the place to obtain original U.S. Government surplus property."

In that instance, a Pakistani arms broker convicted of exporting U.S. missile parts to Iran resumed business after his release from prison. He purchased Chinook helicopter engine parts for Iran from a U.S. company that had bought them in a Pentagon surplus sale. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, speaking on condition of anonymity, say those parts made it to Iran.

Federal investigators are increasingly anxious that Iran is within easy reach of a top priority on its shopping list: parts for the precious fleet of F-14 "Tomcat" fighter jets the United States let Iran buy in the 1970s when it was an ally.

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but he really had no choice. Did you even read this story - he is not suggesting we invade any country. He is saying not to sell weapons to Iran and other countries that may misuse them.

buddies of Rove

Both houses and they are ours. What I don't know is which committee would have jurisdiction. But the Senator who heads the SFRC subcommittee covering Iran and the whole near east and middle east is John Kerry, who knows exactly how to run investigations. (good solid investigating, carefull accurate reports and no grandstanding)

Glad to see the investigations are starting on several fronts. The WH can't possibly hire enough lawyers to adequately cover their a**es. :kick:

I understand he had a lot to do with investigating Iran/Contra... I'd love more info on that. I'm really inquiring about whether he's going to take the bull by the horns on this story and maybe whether he is investigating the Brewster Jennings nuclear proliferation aspect too.

Knowing the little I do about him, I would hope he is digging in.

information. And yes, he was very much involved in investigating the Tran/Contra scandal.

:hi:

A lot of contracts have been let out by the Pentagon that favor the big corporations at the expense of the American people.