{"id":227,"date":"2003-10-06T19:17:30","date_gmt":"2003-10-07T02:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/how_stupid_could_they_be\/"},"modified":"2003-10-06T19:17:30","modified_gmt":"2003-10-07T02:17:30","slug":"how_stupid_could_they_be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/how_stupid_could_they_be\/","title":{"rendered":"How STUPID could they be?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We were just watching the national news on T.V., and ABC reported that the Pentagon is selling off equipment that can be used to create biological weapons, such as incubators, and centrifuges. Equipment that the government purchased for $46,000 was sold for $4,100…..less than one tenth of the value.
\nThe issue of cost burns me, but another issue sent me up in flames. It seems that they sold to anyone who contacted them on the Pentagon website. NO background checks were made. NO attempt was made to see where the equipment was going, despite the fact that it has been determined that some of the equipment has been resold in countries that harbor terrorists.
\nI MIND that my government is making such poor decisions in matters that affect my tax dollar and my safety. We count on the Pentagon to be there to protect us, and it seems our trust is unfounded.
\nOur Homeland Defense needs a bigger think tank. We not only have to work against threats from outside our borders, we have to work against stupidity within our ranks.
\nUPDATE 10\/6\/03, From CNN.Com<\/a>:
\n“The GAO investigation was requested by the House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, which is a unit of the Government Reform Committee.”
\n“The subcommittee will hold a hearing on the matter Tuesday with testimony from Pentagon officials, GAO investigators and a chemical-biological weapons expert.”
\nIt seems a large quantity of protective suits were sold, some of which were defective. These suits had been distributed to state and local law enforcement agencies and had been returned when they were found to be defective. THe suits should have been destroyed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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