Kindred Spirits
On CBS News tonight, Steve Kroft previewed a 60 Minutes story from this Sunday’s show. The subject is the $8.8 billion in Iraq reconstruction funds that has simply disappeared.
Kroft quoted a memo in which a government official wrote about a particular contractor who received $100 million in reconstruction contracts. The memo said the company:
has shown themselves to be (1) unresponsive; (2) uncooperative; (3) incompetent; (4) deceitful/manipulative; and (5) “war profiteers.” Other than that, they are “swell fellows.”
It’s not really surprising that the Administration is doing business with companies like this — they recognize a kindred spirit. The description of the contractor in the memo seems to fit the Bush Administration itself just like a glove.
I’m tuning in to 60 Minutes this Sunday. Looks worth watching.