Find the Cost of Corruption, Buried in the Ground

• "The capability that was being funded was given an unqualified contractor, who failed at even the most basic level to provide the right people, the right resources and the right capability to help our troops deal with the No. 1 threat in Iraq," Egland said.
  
  With American lives at stake, Egland couldn't imagine how a company like MZM got such a crucial contract. His next assignment took him to a place where he could find the answer: The Pentagon.
  
  There, Egland did some digging and found MZM had gotten millions in Defense contracts - courtesy of Rep. Duke Cunningham, R-Calif., in the form of earmarks, grants of money without the normal public review.
  
  As member of the House Intelligence Committee, Cunningham was able to keep the earmarks even more secret than most by making them "classified."

Forget the wasted tax dollars, this is where corruption really hurts. Millions wasted on a crony contractor instead of someone qualified to help against IED networks. Cunningham should be forced to read this story aloud every day for the rest of his life. If he has the capacity for shame or disgrace, he should simply slit his wrists.
- posted by john @ 8:14 PM