How Many Ways Can We Bankrupt The U.S.A. ? :

[Bruce Patrick Brychek]

08.30.2010:Dear JFK Murder Solved Forum Members and Readers:How Many Ways Can We Bankrupt The U.S.A. ?The Military Industrial Complex, The War Profiteers, The Oil Cartel, The Drug Cartel, and The Federal Reserve are OUT OF CONTROL.Does anybody really pay attention ?Does anybody really care anymore.?Nothing is being done.Nothing will be done.This would be funny if it wasn't so serious.No Beginning Strategy.No Middle Game Strategy.No End Game Strategy.Additionally, I think many Hurricane Katrina and bp Oil Tsunami victims would have appreciated these funds and projects.How many American Cities and States of the U.S.A., you know,"We The People..." could have benefitted from these funds ?Any more recent analyses, interviews, investigations, readings,research, studies, thoughts, or writings on this subject matter ?Comments ?Respectfully,BB.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________By KIM GAMEL, Associated Press Writer – Sun Aug 29, 6:43 pm ETKHAN BANI SAAD, Iraq – A $40 million prison sits in the desert north of Baghdad, empty. A $165 million children's hospital goes unused in the south. A $100 million waste water treatment system in Fallujah has cost three times more than projected, yet sewage still runs through the streetsAs the U.S. draws down in Iraq, it is leaving behind hundreds of abandoned or incomplete projects. More than $5 billion in American taxpayer funds has been wasted — more than 10 percent of the some $50 billion the U.S. has spent on reconstruction in Iraq, according to audits from a U.S. watchdog agency.That amount is likely an underestimate, based on an analysis of more than 300 reports by auditors with the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction. And it does not take into account security costs, which have run almost 17 percent for some projects.There are success stories. Hundreds of police stations, border forts and government buildings have been built, Iraqi security forces have improved after years of training, and a deep water port at the southern oil hub of Umm Qasr has been restored.Even completed projects for the most part fell far short of original goals, according to an Associated Press review of hundreds of audits and investigations and visits to several sites. And the verdict is still out on whether the program reached its goal of generating Iraqi good will toward the United States instead of the insurgents.Col. Jon Christensen, who took over as commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region District this summer, said the federal agency has completed more than 4,800 projects and is rushing to finish 233 more. Some 595 projects have been terminated, mostly for security reasons.Christensen acknowledged that mistakes have been made. But he said steps have been taken to fix them, and the success of the program will depend ultimately on the Iraqis — who have complained that they were not consulted on projects to start with."There's only so much we could do," Christensen said. "A lot of it comes down to them taking ownership of it."The reconstruction program in Iraq has been troubled since its birth shortly after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. The U.S. was forced to scale back many projects even as they spiked in cost, sometimes to more than double or triple initial projections.As part of the so-called surge strategy, the military in 2007 shifted its focus to protecting Iraqis and winning their trust. American soldiers found themselves hiring contractors to paint schools, refurbish pools and oversee neighborhood water distribution centers. The $3.6 billion Commander's Emergency Response Program provided military units with ready cash for projects, and paid for Sunni fighters who agreed to turn against al-Qaida in Iraq for a monthly salary.But sometimes civilian and military reconstruction efforts were poorly coordinated and overlapped.Iraqis can see one of the most egregious examples of waste as they drive north from Baghdad to Khan Bani Saad. A prison rises from the desert, complete with more than two dozen guard towers and surrounded by high concrete walls. But the only signs of life during a recent visit were a guard shack on the entry road and two farmers tending a nearby field.In March 2004, the Corps of Engineers awarded a $40 million contract to global construction and engineering firm Parsons Corp. to design and build a prison for 3,600 inmates, along with educational and vocational facilities. Work was set to finish in November 2005.But violence was escalating in the area, home to a volatile mix of Sunni and Shiite extremists. The project started six months late and continued to fall behind schedule, according to a report by the inspector general.The U.S. government pulled the plug on Parsons in June 2006, citing "continued schedule slips and ... massive cost overruns," but later awarded three more contracts to other companies. Pasadena, Calif.-based Parsons said it did its best under difficult and violent circumstances.Citing security concerns, the U.S. finally abandoned the project in June 2007 and handed over the unfinished facility to Iraq's Justice Ministry. The ministry refused to "complete, occupy or provide security" for it, according to the report. More than $1.2 million in unused construction material also was abandoned due to fears of violence.The inspector general recommended another use be found for the partially finished buildings inside the dusty compound. But three years later, piles of bricks and barbed wire lie around, and tumbleweed is growing in the caked sand."It will never hold a single Iraqi prisoner," said inspector general Stuart Bowen, who has overseen the reconstruction effort since it started. "Forty million dollars wasted in the desert."Another problem was coordination with the Iraqis, who have complained they weren't consulted and often ended up paying to complete unfinished facilities they didn't want in the first place."Initially when we came in ... we didn't collaborate as much as we should have with the correct people and figure out what their needs were," Christensen said. He stressed that Iraqis are now closely involved in all projects.One clinic was handed over to local authorities without a staircase, said Shaymaa Mohammed Amin, the head of the Diyala provincial reconstruction and development committee."We were almost forced to take them," she said during an interview at the heavily fortified local government building in the provincial capital of Baqouba. "Generally speaking, they were below our expectations. Huge funds were wasted and they would not have been wasted if plans had been clear from the beginning."As an example, she cited a date honey factory that was started despite a more pressing need for schools and vital infrastructure. She said some schools were left without paint or chalkboards, and needed renovations."We ended up paying twice," she said.In some cases, Iraqi ministries have refused to take on the responsibility for U.S.-funded programs, forcing the Americans to leave abandoned buildings littering the landscape."The area of waste I'm most concerned about in the entire program is the waste that might occur after completed projects are handed over to the Iraqis," Bowen said.The U.S. military pinned great hopes on a $5.7 million convention center inside the tightly secured Baghdad International Airport compound, as part of a commercial hub aimed at attracting foreign investors. A few events were held at the sprawling complex, including a three-day energy conference that drew oil executives from as far away as Russia and Japan in 2008, which the U.S. military claimed generated $1 million in revenues.But the contracts awarded for the halls did not include requirements to connect them to the main power supply. The convention center, still requiring significant work, was transferred to the Iraqi government "as is" on Jan. 20, according to an audit by the inspector general's office.The buildings have since fallen into disrepair, and dozens of boxes of fluorescent lightbulbs and other equipment disappeared from the site. Light poles outside have toppled over and the glass facade is missing from large sections of the abandoned buildings.Waste also came from trying to run projects while literally under fire.The Americans committed to rebuilding the former Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah after it was destroyed in major offensives in 2004. The U.S. awarded an initial contract for a new waste water treatment system to FluorAMEC of Greenville, S.C. — just three months after four American private security contractors were savagely attacked. The charred and mutilated remains of two of them were strung from a bridge in the city.An audit concluded that it was unrealistic for the U.S. "to believe FluorAMEC could even begin construction, let alone complete the project, while fierce fighting occurred daily." The report also pointed out repeated redesigns of the project, and financial and contracting problems.The Fallujah waste water treatment system is nearly complete — four years past the deadline, at a cost of more than three times the original $32.5 million estimate. It has been scaled back to serve just a third of the population, and Iraqi officials said it still lacks connections to houses and a pipe to join neighborhood tanks up with the treatment plant.Desperate residents, meanwhile, have begun dumping their sewage in the tanks, causing foul odors and running the risk of seepage, according to the head of Fallujah's municipal council, Sheik Hameed Ahmed Hashim."It isn't appropriate for the Americans to give the city these services without completing these minor details," Hashim said. "We were able to wipe out part of the memories of the Fallujah battles through this and other projects. ... If they leave the project as it is, I think their reputation will be damaged."By contrast, the Basra children's hospital — one of the largest projects undertaken by the U.S. in Iraq — looks like a shining success story, with gardeners tending manicured lawns in preparation for its opening. But that opening has been repeatedly delayed, most recently for a lack of electricity.The construction of a "state of the art" pediatric specialist hospital with a cancer unit was projected to be completed by December 2005 for about $50 million. By last year, the cost had soared above $165 million, including more than $100 million in U.S. funds, and the equipment was dated, according to an auditors' report.Investigators blamed the delays on unrealistic timeframes, poor soil conditions, multiple partners and funding sources and security problems at the site, including the murder of 24 workers. Bechtel, the project contractor, was removed because of monthslong delays blamed on poor subcontractor performance and limited oversight, the special inspector general's office said. A Bechtel spokeswoman, Michelle Allen, said the company had recommended in 2006 that work on the hospital be put on hold because of the "intolerable security situation."In an acknowledgment that they weren't getting exactly what they hoped for, Iraqi officials insisted the label "state of the art" be removed from a memorandum of understanding giving them the facility. It was described as a "modern pediatric hospital."Hospital director Kadhim Fahad said construction has been completed and the electricity issue resolved."The opening will take place soon, God willing," he said.Residents are pleased with the outcome. One, Ghassan Kadhim, said: "It is the duty of the Americans to do such projects because they were the ones who inflicted harm on people."___

[JDThomas]

Interesting thoughts Bruce.I'd also like to draw attention to an article found by Bernice Moore about the Fed's long-standing refusal to do an audit of American gold reserves:http://www.kitco.com/reports/KitcoNews2 ... html.Could Fort Knox really be empty? Is the cupboard bare? Have the men behind the Fed been helping themselves to gold all these years? Is the Greenback just a house built on sand?

[Dealey Joe]

Bruce and my friends on the forum.As most of you know by now, I have to get tings down to a simpleminded way to understand anything.One thing we need to understand is "There is no real MONEY", only debt.We are forced to operate on a system as though there is money, like pay taxes on income, property and purchases while the world financial system operates on Debt?The Federal Reserve System has no reserve, only paper.The Government can wave their PAPER wand and generate 700 Billion Bucks?This has been going on and escalating since the late 1950'sJFK was the last real hope we Americans had to keep control of our lives we thought, but it should be traceable back to Lincoln and before. and certainly the early 1900's when the Federal Reserve was formally established.I wonder if there is actually any gold left in Ft. Knox? I seriously doubt it and if there is gold there it is not ours. The elite may be keeping their valuables there?All the Fed Res need are printing presses, I guess they have to purchase paper to print on.So the financial system will only totally fail when those who control the PAPER decide it will.Our financial system is the greatest Conspiracy ever perpetrated.The Assassinations of JFK, MLK, RFK, GW and others are just to keep our unsuspecting eye onthings that keep us off track, of seeing the way things really are.On another note, we are deceived because we have no real belief in anything.Take the Lone Nutter's, they have formulated a belief and are making some headway even though thinking people know better.Us conspirator hunters don't believe anything and continually try to prove what we do know is not true, like who done the shooting? I saw a list of 11 people purported to be shooters.How many shots? I have heard from 3 to 11?From where did the shots come? The TSBD? DalTex? South Knoll? North Knoll, Storm Drain 1,2,3, or 4?, Jackie killed him? Driver killed him?And our latest and greatest attempt at disproving all that the Conspiracy Believers know is in error, The Zapruder Film and virtually all photographic evidence is a fraud?Friends, there are spies and infiltrators among us. Those that are weak, who want to publish books, make findings and leave their mark on history, using things they really know nothing about. Concocting things and events that are unprovable and probably unimportant.What we know is JFK was assassinated by a bullet shot from the right front and possibly one from the rear. We will never know just which shot killed him. does it matter?Also we refuse to believe the man who has proven that he did the shooting. Why?So the reason we are still searching is the same reason we are deceived about our finances.We are unable or unwilling to focused on the real issues.We have allowed ourselves to be led astray.

[kenmurray]

The Crash- Coming Financial Collapse Of America:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9ZnfG6wgQ4

[barney 1961]

Members; If we can come to grips with it, the United States of America, is already bankrupt and has been for several decades. Any fakesurpluses in the budjet ignores the fact that we owe the foreign debt holders and the 12 Fed. Reserve banks over 25-35 trillion in interestand principal payments on the conservative side of the balance sheet. Our economy's GDP is approximately 12-15 trillion per year but hasgone downhill during the Bush-Obama administrations so far.The simple answer is to; 1. stop spending what we dont have in the US Treasury. 2. Abolish the Federal Reserve Act, Federal ReserveBanks, and the Federal Reserve Board and Chairment and membership 3. Prohibit the establishment of a single national banking systemwhich would permit the opening and flourshing of local community and state banks. 4. Increase the payments paid into the FDIC as aninsurance policy basically to guarantee depositors money deposited in local and state banks to $150,000 5. Refuse to allow USA mfgs.to export jobs to foreign countries if there is sufficient need, resources, and labor here at home to mfg. those goods and provide thoseservices first, before considering alternative offshore outsourcing, under penalty of large fines and imprisonment of management.6. Nationalize all mineral resources within the borders, and offshore, of the United States of America within 350 miles offshore. 7.Require that all natural resources such as timber, logs, and other raw materials, be turned into" products with added value" to the consumeroverseas vs being shipped offshore as pure raw materials at the cheapest possible value to the US suppliers and providers. 7. Reduce thewelfare state so that there is a clear incentive for people to seek and find employment vs. sitting at home waiting on a government checkor other welfare subsidies that they have not earned but off the hard work and sacrifice of the working middle class Joe and Jane Citizen.

[tom jeffers]

i do not believe there is any gold in ft knox. please read and comment.http://www.daily.pk/fake-gold-bars-in-b ... 049769.php

[Bruce Patrick Brychek]

02.16.2013Dear JFK Murder Solved Forum Members and Readers:08.30.2010 - I Posted this abrasive, thought provoking Headline.02.16.2013 - What is the State of Affairs in the U.S. today, in youropinion ? I think that we are on a Major Fiscal Collision Coursethis year, bigger and worse than the last one. And I think that ourElected Officials will confuse and obfuscate the real issues rightbefore our eyes, more than ever before. And nothing will change.Any recent analyses, interviews, investigations, readings, research, studies, thoughts, and writings on this subject matter ? Comments ?Respectfully,BB.

[kenmurray]

Peter Schiff On America's coming bankruptcy:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnnbqpbsGK0

[Dealey Joe]

I woke up this morning thinking about what really happened in 1963.why was JFK murdered in plain sight of many people, cameras and news people recording the event.There are lots of comments about the pictures and films being altered, maybe justifiable?My thoughts run more to the fact that the perps wanted us to see what happened, wanted us to be moved in the direction they wanted us to go, Evidence was planted, paths were traced and we were fed enough information to head down the road we were pointed at without question, and if there were any questions there was enough confusion to keep anyone from the truth.I really think the JFK murder was for shock treatment to control us and the final step in taking over the government that actually had started a few years before.If we think about it since JFK, the legislatures have totally ceased to function, The president is now more or less a dictator who makes his own laws in direct violation of the constitution.Most all this started around the turn of the century when the Federal Reserve was formed. Income tax was invoked as a voluntary act, The U.S. Senate was dismantled and turned into an elected office that stripped any input from the State legislatures.Then 50 years later the final coup. Since then no one has taken on the FedRes, Oil profiteers, Military profiteers ect.?Now lets look at the run around that still has us chasing out tales, Oswald for one, we are still following the trail suggested by the officials, the communist connections, the Cuban connections, down to what Oswald done that day, like ride a bus and a cab, walked down to kill Tippit then on the the theater to be captured?I get the feeling we just pretty much bought it lock stock and barrel? anyway we are still chasing out tales. We are still arguing over the fact that did he bring a gun to work? on and on.what it really boils down to is the fact that it is not important who, what is important is why. what is important is the destruction of the USA.pardon my ramble.

[Bob]

Nice rant, Joe! I think you are right on the money. The forces that killed JFK are definitely still in power. That's why they knew they could get away with the events of 9/11 and the bogus "killing" of bin Laden. A guy who had been dead for several years anyway. These evil forces know that the bought-off whores called the MSM, will always carry the water for them in terms of promoting their propaganda and hiding the truth. Now, with a pattern of getting a CIA guy in the White House, it will only get worse. We would have a chance if we had some real journalistic integrity out there in the MSM. Slowly, the truth would come out and the evil would be exposed. But that isn't going to happen anytime soon. The internet is the ONLY source of getting the real truth. Even that though, has a number of disinformation artists spewing their bullshit for the dark side, whether it's on a site or a forum. Plus, we also know that the dark side wants to severely hamper the means of using the internet at some point. Why? So they can more easily hide the truth. Yes, the U.S. and the world is going bankrupt, not only in terms of money (which all goes to the top 1%), but also getting bankrupted in terms of learning the truth.