Breaking: Cookie crumbles; Krongards resigns
By bluegal Thursday Dec 06, 2007 8:26pm
State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard, under scrutiny for his brother's link to the Blackwater security firm, has decided to resign, U.S. officials said on Friday. Krongard, the State Department's top investigator, has been accused by current and former subordinates of thwarting probes into waste, fraud and abuse in Iraq, including alleged arms smuggling by Blackwater.
"We thank him for his dedication to public service and wish him well in the future," State Department spokesman Gonzo Gallegos said. Read more...
With all due respect, Gonzo, we hope the door hits his hiney on the way to a full-fledged Congressional investigation.
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lol, did he have to phone his brother first to make sure he'd resigned :)
What does he know about the Tillman murder?
Gonzo?
Public service? Thank him?
How about making him face a jury of his peers, a trial, judgment, and punishment?
There are so many Turds circling the bowl from this administration we will need an army of
plumbers to get everything flowing well again.
Let me guess. He wants to spend more time with his family. Is he going to be on the board of Blackwater?
Cookie, we hardly knew ye. If you drop yer soap, kick it to the locker.
unless he gets indicted, he is off to some big paying position in the arms market
i hope you all have enjoyed watching this administration rape our country, while the wingnuts go nuts because a few hard working americans are getting bailed out of the housing crisis
NY Times:
LA Times:
yeah .. really ..
"inherent structural and conceptual defects" in the inspector general's job ..
translation: "What's this "oversight" crap?"
And "rancor and distrust" ???
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN ?????
BLUEGAL: "With all due respect, Gonzo, we hope the door hits his hiney on the way to a full-fledged Congressional investigation."
I fully agree with Bluegal here, but isn't it really pathetic that all we can really seem to do these days is launch congressional investigations into incidents of BushCo corruption, but so often, not much more than that since either Justice or their GOP apologists in Congress thwart block anything beyond that. Sorta like a police detective who can investigate all day long, but never arrest. November 2008 can't get here fast enough.
Make that Gonzalo, Reuters.
And would I be wrong to point out that this stuff got exposed in one of those "do nothing" Democratic lead committees?
Yur doin a heckuva job Cookie!
nyuk nyuk nyuk
I'd love to eavesdrop at the Hanukkah celebration at Buzzy and Cookie's mom's house! "Maaaa! You told me Buzzy wasn't gonna be here this year!" "Yeah, well I'm leaving if he won't." "You always liked Buzzy better!" "I'm gonna bust your fat face, you big blowhole!" "Nyah, nyah, nyah, we're both out of a job, thanks to you, you little turd!" "Bite me, Cookie!"
And another one just walks away.
So another one just rides off into the sunset?! No accountability? Sheesh! Can we launch a class action suit for mismanaging our (US citizens') money/business? Breach of contract? Anything?
The worm turns.
another one bites the dust
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Note to Self:
Despotism is not a long lasting carrier choice.
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"I'm not my brother's keeper," Howard Krongard said when pressed to explain how he could have been unaware of the connection.
That excuse didn't fly the first time. And it fails still...
"Judgement Day" strikes again.
face it the only repig that got what he deserved was duke cunningham, and bush will pardon him in time!!!!!!!!
this asshat is taking the easy way out....won't do him any good.Theres going to be Congressional Investigations for......the next 5 years over these clowns.
mudshark @ 22:
We're gonna need a new Congress before that will happen.
buh bye
Throw his corrupt ass in prison.
Truly my hope is that all of these hearings result in criminal charges and convictions, but only after Bush has ridden off to Paraguay. That way he won't be able to pardon any of his neocon crony buddies that have done such a wonderful job of pillaging this country.
Pursang @ 26:
Sorry, I forgot that Bush is afraid of horses so he won't be riding off to Paraguay. Of course since he rides around his "ranch" in a golf cart I guess it could still apply.
frog march all these Pinochetists
I love the screen grab of his middle finger as he flips off the world. And Gonzo is this guy's name?
Gawd.
er, his spokesperson's name..ahem. But still.
gallegos is a common spanish surname where i'm from.
as for a first name of "gonzo", where the hell did that come from?
i don't think his mom named him that.
you only get that kind of nickname after getting a reputation.
a/la ted nugent or hunter s. thompson.
Aw, what a shame. Such talent, too. I mean, we really do need another army... that doesn't... -- ahem -- adhere to... the Geneva Conventions. Right?
I said it with Gonzales and I will say it with this scumbag. NO RESIGNATION IN LIEU OF JUSTICE. A resignation should not be a get out of jail free card. They got this guy on perjury and probly a couple other charges.
"State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard, under scrutiny"
BY CHAIRMAN WAXMAN. No mention in the article, because Reuters is 'covering' the facts. He was 'under scrutiny,' he 'decided to resign,' he 'recused' himself (nevermind that he only did once Waxman blew his shoes off with the facts), his brother 'had attended' a Blackwater board meeting (just like a MEMBER of the board). What a pile of Crap Reuters has become.
Booyah! Waxman nails another.
steambomb @ 33:
What makes you think Gonzales walked away free? Terwilliger, the neocons' number one pick for attorney general had to step out of the nomination to do legal services for "Frito." He and Karl Rove are skewered up on the vote caging and we're going to spend a lot of time arguing that Bush's pardons aren't legal because the Constitution does not authorize the Executive to engage in criminal conspiracies.
Thing Fish @ 11:
Given the spin in the rest of the article, that is an intentional typo.
The company is owned 15% by Murdoch, and the other 85% is owned by Murdoch's dog.
One of the as-yet unanswered questions about Krongard's reign at State, was why he approved the purchase of 11, 272 pairs of pliers at $376/each.
We still don't have the full answer, but a possible clue was developed when a whistle-blower revealed that there were 11,272 'Testicle-squeezing Appliances' listed on Krongard's 'personal inventory' sheet.
Could State have been thinking of getting into the 'interrogation' business?
Boy, that Leezzaa, she's sure sneaky. And power-hungry.
Look out, Cheney.
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Why is it people in government can break the law -- or at least appear to break the law -- and all that happens to them is they are forced to resign? The system is broken.
Good riddance. And let the door hit your ass on the way out.
na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, get the eff out
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