Members of Congress own stock in scanner companies

mookiemookie · 11-24-10, 10:19 PM

You're missing the bigger fish here. Former Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff's consulting firm, Chertoff Group, represents body scanner manufacturers.

Let me spell that out - the man who was behind the government's implementation of body scanners as head of Homeland Security is being paid by the companies that make those scanners.

That's the real story here.

Platapus · 11-25-10, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

the man who was behind the government's implementation of body scanners as head of Homeland Security

And your supporting evidence that he was personally involved in the decision to select this specific type of scanner?

Before we start throwing accusations of corruption and conflicts of interests around in the Internets Tubes, perhaps we should have some evidence or facts so support it?

Personally, knowing the government as I do (30+years), I think it is unlikely that the Director of Homeland Security personally selected a specific type of scanner. That's just not how a bloated bureaucracy works.

But I am eager to see evidence that will prove me wrong in this case.

Tchocky · 11-25-10, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

And your supporting evidence that he was personally involved in the decision to select this specific type of scanner?

Before we start throwing accusations of corruption and conflicts of interests around in the Internets Tubes, perhaps we should have some evidence or facts so support it?

Personally, knowing the government as I do (30+years), I think it is unlikely that the Director of Homeland Security personally selected a specific type of scanner. That's just not how a bloated bureaucracy works.

But I am eager to see evidence that will prove me wrong in this case.

Well, there are only 2 companies who make the scanners, and Chertoff was HS head when the first were bought in 2005. I don't know if he had business dealings with Rapiscan at the time.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/wa...ner_promotion/

"Terror" is certainly a fantastic industry for some, PMC's etc

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