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sabra

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Wed Jun-06-07 11:06 PM
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Pentagon's acquisition chief resigns

Source: AP

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon's acquisition chief resigned Wednesday, the latest in a recent string of high-level departures from the department.

Kenneth Krieg, the defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, said his resignation would be effective July 20, or when a replacement was confirmed by the Senate, whichever came first.

Krieg has been in charge of the department's research, development and purchasing of new weapons systems, aircraft and other technologies and a key adviser to the defense secretary on the military's key future programs.

Krieg joined the Defense Department in 2001 and took on his job as undersecretary in June 2005. He said he was leaving in order to spend more time with his family.

Read more: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1152AP_Pentagon_Resignation.html

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papau

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Wed Jun-06-07 11:15 PM
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1. he is most likely leaving to cover up the way contracts have been given for

future jobs and the monies that go with those jobs and current gifts to the GOP

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Viva_La_Revolution

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Wed Jun-06-07 11:18 PM
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2. "leaving in order to spend more time with his family." Translation...

Edited on Wed Jun-06-07 11:18 PM by Viva_La_Revolution

"The ship is sinking!! EEEACCKKK! I gotta get off!! "

In a squeaky little mouse voice, of course. :)

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LynnTheDem

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Wed Jun-06-07 11:23 PM
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4. We have a case of...

GMTA!

:)

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Felix Mala

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Thu Jun-07-07 08:32 AM
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8. He could actually mean more time with his family...

handling snakes and speaking in tongues...

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LynnTheDem

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Wed Jun-06-07 11:22 PM
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3. Sure are a lot of bushbots suddenly "leaving to spend more time with family".

Is that what the rats say when they desert sinking ships?

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Solo_in_MD

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Wed Jun-06-07 11:27 PM
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5. This has been known for some time...its also a duplicate thread

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Recursion

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Thu Jun-07-07 12:24 AM
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6. Hookergate? nt

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displacedtexan

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Thu Jun-07-07 07:22 AM
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7. His name means "war" in German.

Hm.

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