GAO Whistleblower on SDI

A senior Congressional investigator has accused his agency of covering up a scientific fraud among builders of a $26 billion system meant to shield the nation from nuclear attack. The disputed weapon is the centerpiece of the Bush administration’s antimissile plan, which is expected to cost more than $250 billion over the next two decades.The […]

A senior Congressional investigator has accused his agency of covering up a scientific fraud among builders of a $26 billion system meant to shield the nation from nuclear attack. The disputed weapon is the centerpiece of the Bush administration’s antimissile plan, which is expected to cost more than $250 billion over the next two decades.The dispute is unusual. Rarely in the 85-year history of the G.A.O., an investigative arm of Congress with a reputation for nonpartisan accuracy, has a dissenter emerged publicly from its ranks.(NYT Apr. 2)

2 Comments

  • Psychic pundit service available:

    R: It’s just a disgruntled Democrat using his position to try to damage a Republican administration.

    D: He HAS to go public, because otherwise Bushitler would silence him.

    Etc, etc. Each side has what they consider plausible reasons to believe their own story.

  • This reminds me of the saying:

    Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean you’re not being followed.