[muawiyah]

Absolutely. This whole deal was known about last October when the Wall Street Journal (according to Rush) published the news.

I suspect that the kvetching about this contract was timed to coincide with the demolition of the 8th most holy (and therefore expendable) Shi'ite mosque, and quite possibly with some other AlQaida action.

The first "newsies" off the dime with the the story, as well as the first politicians out the gate, are clearly revealed to be "persons of interest" to some serious investigators.

It really is long overdue for "W" to start rounding these people up for the duration.

[TigersEye]

The story was released by the AP on Oct. 30 and the WSJ reported it on Oct. 31st. This "issue" is so transparently a Dim demagoguing tool. It's just like the "new" video of Pres. Bush ala Katrina. It was first released to the press on August 28th before the storm even hit. Amazing how many RINOs are blindly following the Donkeys over the cliff.