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Bad Theatre by David Dieteman In a Wall Street speech today (Tuesday, July 9) President Bush called for more penalties for "corporate criminals" and a crackdown on boardroom scandals. The mighty conqueror of Afghanistan (excepting Osama bin Laden) and cosmic injustice has promised to "end the days of cooking the books, shading the truth and breaking our laws." Is the government going to abolish Social Security? No. As reported by the Washington Post, (link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43384-2002Jul9.html) "Confronting a wave of corporate wrongdoing that has undermined investor confidence and threatened political damage to the White House, Bush said, 'We will use the full weight of the law to expose and root out corruption.'" Notice the key phrase in the above quotation: _threatened political damage to the White House_. Do not think for a minute that the White House cares to do any more than cover its behind. This bit of cheap Washington theatre would be palatable if it were not so obscenely laughable. Consider, for example, the oxymoron of "government accounting." There is no such thing. Perhaps you have heard of the Pentagon "budget." Or Social Security. Perhaps you have heard of the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. The bureau, custodian of millions of dollars of tribal trust money, um, well -- _cannot account for the money_. The B.I.A. is unable to account for millions, and possibly, billions of dollars which are allegedly held in trust for the poorest of the poor. (In 1887, the Congress decided that it would administer leases of Indian land, and mail checks for the royalties to each Indian family. Right. Not surprisingly, 115 years later, the government's "accounting" system has been shown to be, well, a bit deficient). Oops. Time to shell out the tax dollars, to the tune of $625,000 to cover the fine for contempt of court, imposed by a federal judge when Clinton appointee Bruce Babbit and the Bureau refused to comply with a court order to turn over records. "The most egregious case of government misconduct I've ever seen," to paraphrase the judge. And let us not forget to mention the millions spent by the government on legal fees. Despite the utter joke of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, of Social Security, and of the Pentagon budget, the Emperor Bush rattles his sabre about "corporate criminals." Puh-lease. At least in the corporate world, fraud is the exception. The profit motive provides a natural disincentive against fraudulent accounting. Corporations go out of business when they mismanage money. Not like the government. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
