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Robodoon Original500© Member  God Fearing Patriot
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[size=151 Congressmen Derive Financial Profit From War] [size=Blood money stains the hands of more than 25% of members of the U.S. House and Senate] [size= By Ralph Forbes Who profits from the Iraq war? More than a quarter of senators and congressmen have invested at least $196 million of their own money in companies doing business with the Department of Defense (DoD) that profit from the death and destruction in Iraq. According to the latest reports, 151 members of Congress invested close to a quarter-billion in companies that received defense contracts of at least $5 million in 2006. These companies got more than $275.6 billion from the government in 2006, or $755 million per day, according to FedSpending.org, a website of the watchdog group OMBWatch. Congressmen gave themselves a loophole so they only have to report their assets in broad ranges. Thus, they can be off as much as 160 percent. (Try giving the IRS an estimate like that.) In 2004, the first full year after the present Iraq war began, Republican and Democratic lawmakers-both hawks and doves-invested between $74.9 million and $161.3 million in companies under contract with the DoD. In 2006 Democrats had at least $3.7 million invested in the defense sector alone, compared to the Republicans' "only" $577,500. As the war raged on, so did the billions of profits-and personal investments by Congress members in war contractors, which increased 5 percent from 2004 to 2006. Investments in these contractors yielded Congress members between $15.8 million and $62 million in personal income from 2004 through 2006, through dividends, capital gains, royalties and interest. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), who are two of Congress's wealthiest members, were among the lawmakers who garnered the most income from war contractors between 2004 and 2006: Sensenbrenner got at least $3.2 million and Kerry reaped at least $2.6 million. Members of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees which oversee the Iraq war had between $32 million and $44 million invested in companies with DoD contracts. War hawk Sen. Joe Lieberman (IConn.), chairman of the defense-related Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, had at least $51,000 invested in these companies in 2006. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), who voted for Bush's war, had stock in defense companies, such as Honeywell, Boeing and Raytheon, but sold the stock in May 2007. Of the 151 members whose investments are tied to the "defense" (war) industry, as far as we know, not one of them offered to donate their bloodstained profits to the national treasury to offset the terrible debt they have imposed. Has one of them even offered to donate one cent of their war profits to lessen the debt that increases more than $1 million a minute? When our boys and girls are wounded the government bills them to return their reenlistment bonus. They have to return any pay they received while they were hospitalized. They have to pay for their helmets and uniforms that are destroyed in the hell of war. But they keep on fighting for these politicians' right to keep their war profits. • Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) $3,001,006 to $5,015,001 • Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) $250,001 to $500,000 • Rep. Kenny Ewell Marchant (R-Tex.) $162,074 to $162,074 • Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) $115,002 to $300,000 • Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) $115,002 to $300,000 • Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.) $100,870 to $100,870 • Rep. James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R-Wis.) $65,646 to $65,646 • Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) $50,008 to $227,000 • Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.) $50,001 to $100,000 • Rep. Stephen Ira Cohen (D-Tenn.) $45,003 to $150,000 There never was an exit stategy only lies & war profits. While they profit we pay in higher taxes, cut services & higher gas prices. We now have an exit strategy & it is called: General Strike 9/11/08. "Sooner or later all freedom loving Americans will realize that the only way to stop those who would bleed our nation dry, dismantle our constitution, and dissolve our national sovereignty is to say I will not work for you, buy from you, fight for you, or die for you, until the criminals are gone from the halls of our government." LINK Comment: There should be a law against these sicko making money on war....but. ]
 "...we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the US, ...conspiring with others around the world to build ...-- one world, if you will. If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it." David Rockefeller |
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Saint Forum-Blogger© Pioneer100© Member  Polymath
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Not to burst your bubble, Rob, but we all know about this. It's been going on since the Civil War when the rich hired poor people to take their place in the draft. It's probably been going on since the Dawn of Time. Quick question: If you were obscenely rich and powerful, would you make sure that your family didn't come in harm's way and that you profited from anything your country did, including war? I'll bet you would. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Instead of getting mad at them, or trying to change the nature of humanity, why not pity them for forgetting what life is really all about? Love, not money. Last edited on 09:10 pm by Saint A^2 + B^2 = C^2 |
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Robodoon Original500© Member God Fearing Patriot
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Saint wrote: Not to burst your bubble, Rob, but we all know about this. It's been going on since the Civil War when the rich hired poor people to take their place in the draft. I know this has been out before, but its good to repeat. No. I woundn't. I could of been very rich many times over, but I don't like "blood money" And I know I'm to pray for my enemies, but the elite at the top would never see prayers...for they are Luciferians, they have a much different world view. Its sort of like trying to pray for the devil... I do pray our leaders will wake up and do good for a change. As far as our idiotic and evil leadership, I can't take pity on them while they are destroying my nations, the families in this nation and mans hope for freedom in this time. I can pray though that they wake up and help man instead of attack him. My pity and prayers are left for their victims who they care little about. How much pity will God take on those who make profits from blood? But Mercy is the Lords....but I doubt if they will seek it.
"...we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the US, ...conspiring with others around the world to build ...-- one world, if you will. If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it." David Rockefeller |
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seekeroftruth Original500© Member
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Saint wrote: Not to burst your bubble, Rob, but we all know about this. It's been going on since the Civil War when the rich hired poor people to take their place in the draft. the rich and power need our ignorance to keep up their gig. If people wake up the gig's over.
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I moved this thread here. I want to limit the amount of religious/conspiracy spread into the forums I happen to run.
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pmh1nic Pioneer100© Member 
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Actually I think some of my 401K investments are "blood money" invested in companies doing business with the DOD.
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