No. 3 CIA Official Steps Down From Post

FOX News ^ | May 8, 2006 | Major Garrett, AP

[Palladin]

Monday, May 08, 2006

Kyle Dustin "Dusty" Foggo is the subject of an FBI investigation related to poker parties and possible use of prostitutes to curry favor with defense and CIA contracting officials. Investigators are probing whether San Diego-based defense contractor Brent Wilkes provided prostitutes to lawmakers or Foggo in order to win federal contracts.

The CIA sent out an e-mail to agency staff Monday afternoon announcing that Foggo was stepping down, but it did not say whether he was leaving the agency, U.S. officials said. Suggestions have been made that he will retire soon.

[Palladin]

The rest of the story.

But Porter Goss only played poker.

[Paleo Conservative]

"If he attended occasional card games with friends over the years, Mr. Foggo insists they were that and nothing more," the CIA statement said.

Government watchdog groups say it appears defense contractors lost huge sums at the poker table with the expectation they would later reap millions in government contracts

[LasVegasMac]

The rest of the story.

I think not, it's more like continuing to peel layers off.

Foggo........Foggy Bottom.....???

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Weed the crooks out and throw them in prison. Then carry on.

[shrinkermd]

A world famous psychoanalyst after more than 30 years of research concluded this about women.

When it comes to women all men are dumb. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize but was torpedoed by the feminists. They held out for "when it comes to anything all men are dumb."

[Palladin]

Many, many layers. Or strands. Who else will be caught up in this spider's web?

[Palladin]

Alas, 'tis true of men in politics. They think they will never get caught.

[Palladin]

Poker for contracts:

"The third in power at the CIA was at several of these games and was an active participant, and that one individual sent contracts to one of the co-conspirators who managed the game and paid for everything," alleged Keith Ashdown, vice president for Taxpayers for Common Sense.

[LasVegasMac]

Many, many layers. Or strands. Who else will be caught up in this spider's web?

New reality TV show........

As The Rock is Turned Over......see what comes out.

[GoMonster]

Undercover work.

[Palladin]

Under the covers:

Foggo approved a contract to a company owned by Wilkes to provide water, first-aid kits and other supplies to CIA agents in Afghanistan and Iraq. That contract is now the subject of the separate CIA inspector general investigation. Wilkes' attorney, Michael Lipman, has said Wilkes was not involved in any prostitution for contracts scheme. Those charges were raised by a second defense contractor who has pleaded guilty in the case.

[A CA Guy]

Did he blow the cover of the prostitute and will Fitzerald be brought in to screw this up>?

[Palladin]

Don't know, but it's all over for Dusty Foggo, and probably for his good buddy Goss.

[SE Mom]

This was inevitable with Goss leaving, but ping anyway.

[A CA Guy]

They should never be playing with the prostitutes. Makes them come off like the Islamic terrorist on their night before their religious plane crashes to their moon god.

[Palladin]

It's pretty nasty business. Rumors rampant in DC that the pros at these parties were male.

[Palladin]

Still, it's pretty scary that this kind of corruption is not the province of Democrats alone.

[SE Mom]

Where did you get that idea?

Welcome to FR!

[Ann Archy]

Foggo approved a contract to a company owned by Wilkes to provide water, first-aid kits and other supplies to CIA agents in Afghanistan and Iraq. That contract is now the subject of the separate CIA inspector general investigation. Wilkes' attorney, Michael Lipman, has said Wilkes was not involved in any prostitution for contracts scheme. Those charges were raised by a second defense contractor who has pleaded guilty in the case Foggo approved a contract to a company owned by Wilkes to provide water, first-aid kits and other supplies to CIA agents in Afghanistan and Iraq. That contract is now the subject of the separate CIA inspector general investigation. Wilkes' attorney, Michael Lipman, has said Wilkes was not involved in any prostitution for contracts scheme. Those charges were raised by a second defense contractor who has pleaded guilty in the case

Hmmmmmmmm....wonder if this CIA Inspector General is MARY McCARTHY???? Did SHE open up an inestigation to SMEAR Goss's friend?? HMMMMMMM....I would LOVE to know just who called for this investigation!!