Comments on: Allawi paying lobbyists with funds from ‘an Iraqi person.’ http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:48:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Null and aVoid... http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4038495 Null and aVoid... Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:59:41 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4038495 >But it’s not true. You're saying this article is false? He didnt get a standing ovation from the troops? Ps... I think I figured out a good way to cause mr. P some serious serious unhappiness in his online life.. I need some help though, can some regular who posts here and is in off-site communication with other TP'ers please give me a link to a blog or website or something where I can private message them and tell them of my plans? >But it’s not true.

You’re saying this article is false? He didnt get a standing ovation from the troops?

Ps… I think I figured out a good way to cause mr. P some serious serious unhappiness in his online life.. I need some help though, can some regular who posts here and is in off-site communication with other TP’ers please give me a link to a blog or website or something where I can private message them and tell them of my plans?

]]> By: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qcbg72tK_ks http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4038414 http://youtube.com/watch?v=qcbg72tK_ks Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:30:36 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4038414 Hil-dawg Clintoon is a criminal: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qcbg72tK_ks Hil-dawg Clintoon is a criminal:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qcbg72tK_ks

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4038122 Marie Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:37:14 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4038122 This is the guy supported by Haley Barbour's lobbying company, which is deeply connected to the White House, that is probably going to take Maliki's place. Hmmm. Been reading Imperial Life in the Emerald City -- WOW! The inepitude and ignorance of the CPA is astonishing. Lots of familiar names. That 9 Billion was lost in the early months of the occupation is only a part of the corruption. This is the guy supported by Haley Barbour’s lobbying company, which is deeply connected to the White House, that is probably going to take Maliki’s place.
Hmmm.
Been reading Imperial Life in the Emerald City — WOW! The inepitude and ignorance of the CPA is astonishing.
Lots of familiar names.
That 9 Billion was lost in the early months of the occupation is only a part of the corruption.

]]> By: Dermot http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037869 Dermot Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:15:32 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037869 Of course Hazeem walked away with US tax dollars - as did all the other syphons in Iraq - Halliburton, Blackwater etc Allawi is using our money to buy our politicians to work against us. AIPAC also uses our money, given to it by our politicians, then AIPAC gives our money back to those same politicians. It's called money laundering on the grandest scale. Wake up America and recognize what it means to be royally screwed. Of course Hazeem walked away with US tax dollars – as did all the other syphons in Iraq – Halliburton, Blackwater etc

Allawi is using our money to buy our politicians to work against us.

AIPAC also uses our money, given to it by our politicians, then AIPAC gives our money back to those same politicians. It’s called money laundering on the grandest scale.

Wake up America and recognize what it means to be royally screwed.

]]> By: Coffins draped with flags http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037843 Coffins draped with flags Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:57:46 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037843 Did Hazeem walk away with a billion dollars of US taxpayers money? Is this who benefited from the missing skids of US taxpayers money? Did Hazeem walk away with a billion dollars of US taxpayers money? Is this who benefited from the missing skids of US taxpayers money?

]]> By: upside00 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037842 upside00 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:57:44 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037842 <em>And there was the $8.8 billion in cash on pallets flown from the US that vanished without a single receipt. Comment by Keith — August 26, 2007 @ 2:32 pm</em> That was under Paul Bremer's watch, another fine Darth-appointed NeoCon who pulled a fantastic "Doin a fine job Brownie" on the initial occupation effort. And there was the $8.8 billion in cash on pallets flown from the US that vanished without a single receipt.

Comment by Keith — August 26, 2007 @ 2:32 pm

That was under Paul Bremer’s watch, another fine Darth-appointed NeoCon who pulled a fantastic “Doin a fine job Brownie” on the initial occupation effort.

]]> By: Keith http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037809 Keith Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:32:10 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037809 And there was the $8.8 billion in cash on pallets flown from the US that vanished without a single receipt. And there was the $8.8 billion in cash on pallets flown from the US that vanished without a single receipt.

]]> By: batbird http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037804 batbird Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:23:05 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037804 All this hullabaloo about replacing al-Maliki because he is incompetant is nothing more than fodder for the news cycle - a smoke screen. Allawi can no more hold the coalition government together than I can. The administration will leak anything and everything they can think of to draw attention away from their failures, i.e. nation building. Next week it will be something else. All this hullabaloo about replacing al-Maliki because he is incompetant is nothing more than fodder for the news cycle – a smoke screen.

Allawi can no more hold the coalition government together than I can.

The administration will leak anything and everything they can think of to draw attention away from their failures, i.e. nation building.
Next week it will be something else.

]]> By: Spudge_Boy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037789 Spudge_Boy Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:05:57 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037789 "The latest being the 2000 (of the 3000 ordered) MRAPS our troops WON’T be getting any time soon." Of course these are the vehicles that the Black Water Mercenaries are already using. “The latest being the 2000 (of the 3000 ordered) MRAPS our troops WON’T be getting any time soon.”

Of course these are the vehicles that the Black Water Mercenaries are already using.

]]> By: UpFromTheSkies http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037758 UpFromTheSkies Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:28:45 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037758 If it's true that Shaalan stole over $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer money, I guess he can afford a few measly hundred thousands to pay lobbyists. And the lobbying firm is probably delighted for a change to receive U.S. taxpayer money directly, rather than lobbying for it. If it’s true that Shaalan stole over $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer money, I guess he can afford a few measly hundred thousands to pay lobbyists. And the lobbying firm is probably delighted for a change to receive U.S. taxpayer money directly, rather than lobbying for it.

]]> By: Tobey Tall http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037748 Tobey Tall Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:21:51 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037748 Hey!!! That’s our money! Could say its part payment for the 22 billion Iraq had at the UN before the war that America stole after promising to spend on Iraq I calculate you still owe them 21 billion Hey!!!
That’s our money!

Could say its part payment for the 22 billion Iraq had at the UN before the war that America stole after promising to spend on Iraq

I calculate you still owe them 21 billion

]]> By: ?W http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037738 ?W Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:16:02 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037738 I, as many, have been reading the stories of waste, fraud, abuse, theft, graft, and corruption in Iraq since we removed Saddam. And, at the same time, I've also read the stories of the armor and equipment that our troops don't have to be properly protected and to perform their duty more effectively. The latest being the 2000 (of the 3000 ordered) MRAPS our troops WON'T be getting any time soon. It seems that there's plenty of cash to go around and grease the palms of anyone from tribal warlords growing opium in Afghanistan to privateers at Haliburton, KBR, Blackwater, and Custer Batttles- but not enough to equip our troops. Hey Nancy Pelosi- where are the 'Truman Commission' hearings you promised? How is it after 4+ years, after $500+BILLION, after 3700+ American casulties that there is anything, ANYTHING AT ALL that our troops don't have, or are in need of???????!!!!!!!!! Why, after everyone else, does it seem our troops are the last to be funded? I, as many, have been reading the stories of waste, fraud, abuse, theft, graft, and corruption in Iraq since we removed Saddam.
And, at the same time, I’ve also read the stories of the armor and equipment that our troops don’t have to be properly protected and to perform their duty more effectively. The latest being the 2000 (of the 3000 ordered) MRAPS our troops WON’T be getting any time soon.

It seems that there’s plenty of cash to go around and grease the palms of anyone from tribal warlords growing opium in Afghanistan to privateers at Haliburton, KBR, Blackwater, and Custer Batttles- but not enough to equip our troops.

Hey Nancy Pelosi- where are the ‘Truman Commission’ hearings you promised?
How is it after 4+ years, after $500+BILLION, after 3700+ American casulties that there is anything, ANYTHING AT ALL that our troops don’t have, or are in need of???????!!!!!!!!!
Why, after everyone else, does it seem our troops are the last to be funded?

]]> By: GSD http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037688 GSD Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:45:17 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037688 Chalabi! Chalabi! Chalabi! -GSD Chalabi! Chalabi! Chalabi!

-GSD

]]> By: WaltTheMan http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037686 WaltTheMan Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:44:13 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037686 Comment by RUCerious — August 26, 2007 @ 12:22 pm That was our money. Comment by RUCerious — August 26, 2007 @ 12:22 pm

That was our money.

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037653 RUCerious Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:22:18 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037653 Hey!!! That's our money! Hey!!!
That’s our money!

]]> By: Tobey Tall http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037647 Tobey Tall Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:19:42 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037647 every Goverment and even gangstaer will be afer him by now Told you Allawi is hated in Iraq - - but that makes him a good contender for a dictator of Iraq every Goverment and even gangstaer will be afer him by now

Told you Allawi is hated in Iraq – - but that makes him a good contender for a dictator of Iraq

]]> By: english teacher http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037646 english teacher Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:19:12 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037646 that $300k figure sounds familiar. isn't that what the pentagon was paying chalabi by the month for his phony baloney? that $300k figure sounds familiar. isn’t that what the pentagon was paying chalabi by the month for his phony baloney?

]]> By: Tobey Tall http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037641 Tobey Tall Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:17:43 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037641 In other words, he’s got nothing. I doubt he has nothing he took the Billion out the country in CASH, then fled , has not been seen since 2005 He probably in London hiding in Allawi's Wimbledon home or under the floorboards with the cash In other words, he’s got nothing.

I doubt he has nothing he took the Billion out the country in CASH, then fled , has not been seen since 2005

He probably in London hiding in Allawi’s Wimbledon home or under the floorboards with the cash

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037639 Zooey Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:17:03 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037639 Allawi sounds like George W's kind of politician. Allawi sounds like George W’s kind of politician.

]]> By: Jo-Ann http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/comment-page-1/#comment-4037638 Jo-Ann Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:16:42 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/26/allawi-paying-lobbyists-with-funds-from-an-iraqi-person/#comment-4037638 Our hard earned taxpayer money at work, Bush style. Allawi should demand that this money be returned to the American taxpayer. The discussion may be mute, because if elections were held there today, Muqtadr al Sadr would win hands down. He's strong and popular. America would be told to leave, minority Iraqis would fight , cooperate or flee, and the Shia would run the country. Civil wars have a way of ending with the strongest sidegoverning. This hodgepodge of fractional leadership won't work. The country is too infantile in the ways of nation building. Our hard earned taxpayer money at work, Bush style. Allawi should demand that this money be returned to the American taxpayer.
The discussion may be mute, because if elections were held there today, Muqtadr al Sadr would win hands down. He’s strong and popular. America would be told to leave, minority Iraqis would fight , cooperate or flee, and the Shia would run the country. Civil wars have a way of ending with the strongest sidegoverning. This hodgepodge of fractional leadership won’t work. The country is too infantile in the ways of nation building.

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