Russia Was Misled Over Fuel for U.S. Use, Report Says

[Judi Lynn]

Source: New York Times

Russia Was Misled Over Fuel for U.S. Use, Report Says
By ANDREW E. KRAMER
Published: December 20, 2010

MOSCOW — For a number of years ending in April, two Pentagon middleman companies misled the Russian authorities into thinking that the large quantities of jet fuel they were purchasing were for civilian use, not military, apparently with the intention of evading a tariff, a Congressional report scheduled for release on Tuesday concludes.

But the fuel was being bought by the Pentagon for shipment to the American airbase in Manas, Kyrgyzstan, and from there on to Afghanistan, the report said. Once Russian officials discovered the true identity of the recipient, they cut off supplies, creating a major logistical headache for United States military commanders.

Officials for the contractors expressed little remorse for their actions, the report shows.

“We got one over on ’em,” the report quotes one company official, Charles Squires, as telling investigators. “I’m an old cold warrior, I’m proud of it, we beat the Russians, and we did it for four or five years.”



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/21/world/europe/21gazprom.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

[marasinghe]

1. "old cold warrior" = fucking asshole sitting at a desk gloating over his bank statement,

while young kids are in some hell-hole, killing & being killed for his bottom-line.

[PufPuf23]

2. My expectations are that the USA as a Nation representing We

the People is an honest broker in international relations. Alas we know this is not true and in this case is gloated.

Any other tactic but a best understanding of virtue undermines the nation.

Alas greed for power and wealth and the tendency for intelligent psychopaths to be the brokers undermines National Security and National Interests and Earth. Wish there was a simple answer.

[elleng]

3. Sure does undermine national security, and now we hope to rely on New START,

and 'complain' that we can't trust the Russians!

[TheLastMohican]

4. Old piece of crap

“We got one over on ’em,” the report quotes one company official, Charles Squires, as telling investigators. “I’m an old cold warrior, I’m proud of it, we beat the Russians, and we did it for four or five years.”


The newsflash, after stories like that do you ever wonder there is not trust of US Government from the Russians?

People like this make me sick, there will never be trust between people because of idiots like this.

[bemildred]

5. Maroons. nt