Charlie WIlson, Porter Goss and the Permagov

* viget on Forni-Gate:

Hmmm... this *is* interesting. The man who created Bin Laden is there too? I bet he left after the smoke got too thick...right. That way he can use the ole Sgt. Schultz defense when FBI comes a callin' about the hookers.

I wonder if the prostitution ring is a lot older than just 15 years, maybe Wilkes just took it over from whomever was his predecessor 15 years ago. These kinds of things would be mighty handy if you're a member of the permagov and you want to own a Congressman.

Starts out okay, just a little poker amongst friends, then hey, did you know I can get you some girls, and before you know it, there's a manilla envelope on your desk with the pictures, and a note "If you don't want your wife to know (or your constituents), we'll be in touch." Next thing you know, you're the chairman of the appropriations committee and setting up nice earmarks for all your CIA cronies.

that sounds about right - you might remember the Duke said 'it all started out so innocent'

"The man who created Bin Laden" - that's Charlie Wilson - see my post about him here. He is also famous for cocaine and beautiful women. Allergic to cigars? unlikely.

Wilson was possibly responsible for 'cleaning up' the 911Comm report for Pakistan (He was Pakistan's number one lobbyist)

I've never heard 'Pemagov' before - I like it, a lot.

Remember what Josh said the other day:

"What about the folks in Rumsfeld's office who knew about Duke's corruption but looked the other way?"

Perhaps the DoD ran the prostitute ring - or more likely, perhaps the people who are now at the DoD are the permagov and have been running the prostitutes forever.

Remember Larisa:

"Rummy gave these guys top level DOD positions - 2nd & 3rd from the top - jobs in the Pentagon ! It's mindboggling... this whole group came into power en masse - this was the understanding. Every one of those people who was associated with PNAC in any way got top-level leadership positions. They're also the same people who were in Iran Contra - it’s the same cabal - moving in and out of government - they were just waiting for a friendly administration."