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osan
01-29-2013, 09:34 PM
This could be big. This should be spread far and wide. Drudge it.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/frank/frank36.html

Democratic Blood Money and Senator Feinstein's War Profiteering
by Joshua Frank (Joshua@brickburner.org)
by Joshua Frank

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Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein of California silently resigned from her post on the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee (MILCON) late last week as her ethical limbo with war contracts began to surface in the media, including an excellent investigative report written by Peter Byrne for Metro in January. MILCON has supervised the appropriations of billions of dollars in reconstruction contracts since the Bush wars began.
Feinstein, who served as chairperson and ranking member for the committee from 2001-2005, came under fire early last year in these pages for profiting by way of her husband Richard Blum who, until 2005, held large stakes in two defense contracting companies. Both businesses, URS and Perini, have scored lucrative contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan in the last four years, and Blum has personally pocketed tens of millions of dollars off the deals his wife, along with her colleagues, so graciously approved.
Here's a brief rundown of the Feinstein family's blatant war profiteering. In April 2003, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave $500 million to Perini to provide services for Iraq's Central Command. A month earlier in March 2003, Perini was awarded $25 million to design and construct a facility to support the Afghan National Army near Kabul. And in March 2004, Perini was awarded a hefty contract worth up to $500 million for "electrical power distribution and transmission" in southern Iraq.
But it is not just Perini that has made Feinstein and Blum wealthy. Blum also held over 111,000 shares of stock in URS Corporation, which is now one of the top defense contractors in the United States. Blum was an acting director of URS, which bought EG&G, a leading provider of technical services and management to the U.S. military, from the neocon packed Carlyle Group back in 2002.
"As part of EG&G's sale price," reports the San Francisco Chronicle, "Carlyle acquired a 21.74 percent stake in URS — second only to the 23.7 percent of shares controlled by Blum Capital."
URS and Blum have since banked on the war in Iraq, attaining a $600 million contract through EG&G, which Sen. Feinstein permitted. As a result, URS has seen its stock price more than triple since the war began in March of 2003. Blum has cashed in over $2 million on this venture alone and another $100 million for his investment firm.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig4/frank.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1567513107/lewrockwell/)And it is not just the Feinstein family that has benefited from the war — so too has the Democratic Party. Since 2000, the Democrats' Daddy Warbucks has donated over $100,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Committee including leading Democrats including John Kerry, Robert Byrd, Ted Kennedy, and even Barbara Boxer.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/frank.jpgFeinstein's resignation from MILCON was the least the senator could do to atone for profiting off the spoils of war. But Feinstein wasn't trying to atone, she seems to have been trying to cover her tracks instead by distancing herself from her post. If the Democratic Party had any foresight whatsoever it would return all the Blood Money donated by Blum. From there the Senate ought to hold hearings and examine Feinstein's tenure as the chair and ranking member of MILCON and analyze every single contract she approved which benefited her husband's respective companies.
There is absolutely no question — Sen. Dianne Feinstein has a plethora of ethics violations she needs to account for at once.

Brian4Liberty
01-29-2013, 09:42 PM
This article appears to be dated April 4, 2007.

Agorism
01-29-2013, 09:46 PM
Career politicians be stealing.

That's what they all do.

osan
01-29-2013, 10:30 PM
This article appears to be dated April 4, 2007.

So? She needs to be painted for the criminal she is.

Romulus
01-30-2013, 08:10 AM
Color me not surprised.

coastie
01-30-2013, 08:22 AM
And yet, there the creature still walks among us, 5 years later. As she still will be, 5 years from now.



The only thing that will stop this, is a revolution at this point. The trick is morphing it into something more entertaining than honey boo boo and facebook.:rolleyes:

osan
01-30-2013, 09:59 AM
The only thing that will stop this, is a revolution at this point. The trick is morphing it into something more entertaining than honey boo boo and facebook.:rolleyes:

You may be on to something there... bear with me.

We build a coliseum - a BIG honking one seating at least 150K people. It should be in a dense population center. I'd call NYC perfect because it is so highly trafficked.

The event would be a cross between throwing Christians to the lions and Hunger Games. The likes of Pelosi, Boxer, Feinstein, Frank, Reid, etc. would be tossed into the ring. They would be forced to battle it out to the last man, no egress possible. Any attempt to escape or avoid combat sees the introduction of large predatory cats which have missed a meal, thus complicating things for the combatants.

The lone survivor is excused from trial and summary execution, but is branded on the forehead with a scarlet 'T' (Traitor) and must remain bald and is forbidden the wearing of any head covering for life. That is the price you should be paying for violating the public trust.

Five go in, one comes out. Not the odd number, meaning if teams form one will always be less than the other. No parities in this ring of fire me buckos.

coastie
01-30-2013, 10:02 AM
You may be on to something there... bear with me.

We build a coliseum - a BIG honking one seating at least 150K people. It should be in a dense population center. I'd call NYC perfect because it is so highly trafficked.

The event would be a cross between throwing Christians to the lions and Hunger Games. The likes of Pelosi, Boxer, Feinstein, Frank, Reid, etc. would be tossed into the ring. They would be forced to battle it out to the last man, no egress possible. Any attempt to escape or avoid combat sees the introduction of large predatory cats which have missed a meal, thus complicating things for the combatants.

The lone survivor is excused from trial and summary execution, but is branded on the forehead with a scarlet 'T' (Traitor) and must remain bald and is forbidden the wearing of any head covering for life. That is the price you should be paying for violating the public trust.

Five go in, one comes out. Not the odd number, meaning if teams form one will always be less than the other. No parities in this ring of fire me buckos.


Lol.

shane77m
01-30-2013, 11:44 AM
Feinstein. More proof that a segment of voters are mentally retarded.

Pericles
01-30-2013, 12:23 PM
Feinstein. More proof that a segment of voters are mentally retarded.

When anyone gets to vote, anyone can get elected.

jmdrake
01-30-2013, 12:29 PM
Crap. This witch just got reelected which means were stuck with her for at least another 6 years at which time this will be a cold story.

Demigod
01-30-2013, 12:30 PM
They should write one about madelin olbright and NATO supreme general Wesley Clark buying up coal mines and telecommunication companies in Kosovo,after they put the puppet government there in the 90`s.

MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2
01-30-2013, 01:56 PM
Career politicians be stealing.

That's what they all do.


Yep.

Also, does this mean someone has sex with Diane Feinstein? *brrrrrrrrr.... shiver*

HOLLYWOOD
01-30-2013, 02:29 PM
Fraud, Wire Fraud, Insider Trading, Racketeering, Lying, Corruption, doesn't apply to Dianne Feinstein or anyone else that goes along with the Shadow Government game-plan.

As long as you fully support the charade conjured-up by the REAL owners of America, you can commit those felonies.

Expose the Corruption, Racketeering, and Fraud... you are outcast and targeted as a criminal.


Serf/Mundanes... wake up to the Phony Rule of Law.


PS: Now everyone knows why criminal fraudster Dianne Feinstein wouldn't debate her Republican challenger, Elizabeth Emken in the 2012 Senate race.

INFO => http://michellemalkin.com/2012/09/09/diane-feinstein/

Deborah K
01-30-2013, 02:59 PM
So? She needs to be painted for the criminal she is.

Exactly. Based on what she's pulling now, the timing is perfect to show her hypocrisy.

satchelmcqueen
01-30-2013, 04:26 PM
bump for exposure!