One Final GOP Rip-Off Before November

AlterNet: One Final GOP Rip-Off Before November: "hich brings me to the measure passed by the Republican Senate this week. When you're looking for loose cash these days, where better to look than Iraq and Afghanistan? And this week they went straight for it. The Senate was considering a supplemental bill to fund reconstruction in the countries we deconstructed during Bush's first term in office. The sum the White House requested: a lip-smacking $109 billion.

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Under prior authorizations, Iraq and Afghanistan reconstruction funds were described as 'relief and reconstruction' funds. Under the measure passed by the Senate this week, the newly authorized funds would fall under the description 'foreign operation' funds.

Here's the rub: Under law, relief and reconstruction funds must be audited by Stuart Bowen's bean counters. But Bowen has no authority over appropriations designated as foreign operations funds. Those funds are audited by the State Department inspector general."

(Via AlterNet.)