Lieberman Has No Plans To Investigate Blackwater, Corrupt Iraq Contractors

Joe Lieberman (I-CT), who chairs the Senate committee responsible for government oversight, says he has no plans to investigate Blackwater and other Iraq war contractors accused of potentially criminal wrongdoing. Roll Call reports (sub req'd):

Though Lieberman said he gets "angry when I hear about fraud or corruption in the spending of American dollars," he said he in part chooses what to have hearings on by "watching who else is doing what," noting that [House oversight chairman Henry] Waxman has held several hearings on Iraq oversight, as have the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees.

"You've got to set your own priorities, and it was clear to me that other committees were going to pick this up," said Lieberman.

Roll Call notes that on the day Iraq revoked Blackwater's license after the shooting of 17 civilians, Waxman immediately announced hearings on private security contractors. Lieberman "announced two firefighting grants for the towns of Bolton and Willington in his home state."

Lieberman has held only one hearing all year on "reconstruction challenges in both Iraq and Afghanistan," compared to eight hearings on Iraq and contracting abuses in the House.

Comments

[kevenseven]

Of course he won't.

Bagging on Connecticut is off the point. We could have had Lamont and a real Dem but the senate is a club, and once you are in, you can shit on the carpet every day and your fellow senators will not say boo.

Although if one were to note some of the more powerful Jewish senators were especially in Leiberman's corner, despite having endorsed Lamont.

Feinstein and Schumer, for a start.

Then, Bill Clinton flew up and stumped for the little toad. I'm not forgetting that one soon.

[realitytrumpsbull]

Quick, act surprised.­..can you say 'recall election'?

[kevenseven]

I'm fairly sure no such option is available.

I'd like to give Feinstein a taste of it.

[hugs4u]

There is a recall option in Calif, Just ask the EX Gov Davis.

[mommadona]

Well, gee whiz..Why would he? Probably owns stock.
Does he even know how to shoot a weapon?

[fact finder]

realitytrumpsbull; Members of Congress can not be subject to recall.

[mommadona]

Why NOT?
Governors are.
City Councils are.
So?

Why NOT?

[iburl]

Each and every Democrat who supported Lieberman over Ned Lamont is a turncoat. Turn in your badges.

[godlessclif]

I hope Hillary makes Lieberman the ambassador to Israel when she is elected. That is the only post
he is qualified for.

[wanked]

She'll give him important positions of power, let him keep his comittee chairs,.. they're the same, always placing Israel FIRST.
Kucinich 08

[researcher]

he is a zionist warmonger nice going conn.

must be a lot of jewish folks that live in conn.

last I heard every taxpayer in america has paid 23000 dollars to israel since israel become a country to keep it there in the middle of muslim land.

give them az and and kick out kyle and hero mc cain that guy that dropped bombs on women and children in that other illegal war and become a hero for doing it.

bet the germans called their bomb guys heros for dropping bombs on women and children in poland.

bet the japanese called their soldiers heros for killing chinese.

we are the new imperialists in the world and dont have a clue. might makes right to most americans.

except for paul the repubs tonight want to bomb iran and the sooneer the better.

[Rand]

Actually, there ARE a lot of Jewish voters in CT. Some voted for Lieberman, some for Lamont. The GOP in CT, though, which is mostly NON-Jewish, voted HEAVILY for Lieberman and put the SOB back in office

Thank you for making, by presuming that Jews vote based on religion, your bigotry clear

[hugs4u]

Liberman is just a gw bush kiss ass.

[lucid]

Of course not for he is even more corrupt.

[Qbear]

Lieberman reminds me of the pus in a wound, which keeps refilling. CT have I mentioned lately how I loathe your f*ckin state.

[ConcernedAboutRFuture]

Ditto! It is truly the snobbiest, self-centered state in New England... with most of the 1% living there. But it packs some serious ghettos too! You don't want to be making a wrong left in Bridgeport­.... that's for sure.