Pentagon Ousts Official Who Tied Russia, Iraq Arms

The Washington Times ^ | December 30, 2004 | Bill Gertz

[Woodworker]

No good deed goes unpunished!

[MikefromOhio]

nah not the Russians...

its the Syrians....

[marty60]

Since when is making public intelligence data a good deed. He probably blew an op.

[Atlantic Friend]

His crime is having put Russia in a situation not easily "forgivable", as Dr Rice would have said. It's never a good idea to be in the middle of a diplomatic row, and it's always easier to fire the guy than to publicly accuse a nation.

[trickyricky]

What happened to the guy who blew the whistle on the space shuttle o-rings?

[ThermoNuclearWarrior]

Your defending a government that doesn't do a damn thing about illegal immigration and who deals with communist China.

[marty60]

Russia has an incressingly paranoid potential dictator as President right now. This report should not have surprised anyone. Does anyone think that Saddamn wasn't blackmailing at the end. I am sick of people that supposedly are working in services to protect the United States, running off at the mouth to the media. It is dangerous and puts Americans lives in danger.

[Woodworker]

Blow an op, win an election, fire a whistle-blower? The Pentagon released photo's of the convoys right after the leak. Sounds to me like a balancing of follow-the-rules with win the election.

[marty60]

Nice try. I'm not a Guvment hater when it is working as the founders planned. And I don't like people that put other peoples lives in danger. do you think the Islamofascist can't figure out WHO gave them the info. It doesn't matter, I'm sure they have been beheaded by now.

[marty60]

As with all personnel rules, it must be uniformly applied.

[ThermoNuclearWarrior]

Why not hate a government that allows illegal murders over the border to kill innocent American life? Our government may be the best in the world, and it may be better when Republicans are running things, but it's still in severe danger when ran by idiots who won't enforce our laws.

USAforUSA.

[marty60]

Now I have no problem with THIS statement. I agree.

[Woodworker]

Personnel rules enforced impartially are necessary to a fair work environment. Mr. Shaw should have had his job in hand before he blew the whistle.

[Woodworker]

To early this morning! Should have wrote: Personnel rules enforced impartially are necessary to a fair work environment. Mr. Shaw should have had his Nextjob in hand before he blew the whistle.

[marty60]

True.

[chilepepper]

that was richard feynman the famous physicist??

[aBootes]

Feynman was the guy who did the nifty demo with the o-ring. I'm not sure whether he's the one behind the idea in the first place or not. I presume lots of very smart people were thinking very hard. It may have been something of a group effort, for which Feynman became the spokesman.

[piasa]

Don't be too hasty if you don't know much about Shaw...

[piasa]

Well, he did some other things...

[piasa]

Shaw was playing favorites with contracting to help a friend get contracts in Iraq for his telecom business. Among other things.