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- theNazz, on 12/13/2007, -22/+561The CIA using drug money for White House black project funding?
Say it ain't so... - Herostratus, on 12/13/2007, -12/+495Meanwhile if I get caught smoking a joint I have to go to jail...
- ChristPissed, on 12/13/2007, -80/+479George Bush's Cocaine Importing Agency has been caught with Georgie's stash in a torture rendition plane. Can we please IMPEACH, INCARCERATE, TRY FOR TRASON and EXECUTE this little ***** perverted, drug addicted, drug peddling traitor?
- Napoleone, on 12/13/2007, -8/+298Surely this can't be true. The CIA's website says they're a "Drug-Free workplace".
- inactive, on 12/13/2007, -8/+241Wrong, the CIA was torturing the cocaine to extract information from it.
- freecon, on 12/13/2007, -20/+243Our government is totally out of control. We are f'n jokes!
- Albionshores, on 12/13/2007, -4/+181Meanwhile, how much has been spent on the 'war on drugs'?
- DangerCollie, on 12/13/2007, -5/+118What a recruiting angle. CIA - You can torture people and have rooms full of free blow. Get your freak on with some specially trained service personnel, carry illegal weapons, kidnap people...like your daughter's annoying boyfriend...and pack them off to secret prisons. You can play with explosives stoned out of your ever loving mind.
Sign me up! - inactive, on 12/13/2007, -12/+111Don't forget about his buddies in the W. House, lil' curious George didn't come up with this crap all by himself. He's a pawn with no other duty than to be the ***** catcher for all the world's angst inside and outside the United States.
- blackmage439, on 12/13/2007, -17/+106I'll vote Republican only if
a) Ron Paul is in the final running and
b) you quit being an ignorant, spamming, right-wing child, and if you find some new material - zengonzo, on 12/13/2007, -7/+94Nostrilboarding?
- NewGTGuy, on 12/13/2007, -0/+84Guys, fellow pilot here.
Max payload assumes max fuel (~28,000 lbs for this plane). Take away half the fuel and you can haul additional cocaine. :)
Hence the need to land and refuel. - objectcode, on 12/13/2007, -3/+83maybe we can back the USD with cocaine
- Wronghead, on 12/13/2007, -3/+74While it may be tempting to blame Bush, the CIA has been doing this kind of thing for a very long time now and no one has tried to stop them, Democrat or Republican.
- inactive, on 12/13/2007, -3/+71Yes, I see your point. People flying cocaine into the US would never exceed the maximum recommended payload of a plane. That might be unsafe.
- radink360, on 12/13/2007, -11/+73*****.
but not surprised. - lorensingley, on 12/13/2007, -1/+60If only the plane carrying mirrors and straws would have crash landed too.
- dondara, on 12/13/2007, -0/+58"Meanwhile, how much has been wasted on the 'war on drugs'?"
There, fixed that for you. - inactive, on 12/13/2007, -5/+61Because there are no furnaces in South America.
- vwvan, on 12/13/2007, -4/+60I knew a jump pilot in California City who, when he wasn't flying jumpers worked for the CIA flying contras. Those Central Americans were up to more than counter-revolution. They funded their enterprise with the Gringo powder. The CIA is one reason we are viewed internationally with contempt. There is no high moral ground when you torture and assassinate your political enemies. The whole theory of citizenship is just an entitlement program for those holding the reins of power. But that is about to change, thanks to Zach de la Rocha and the Digg Effect.
Write your Congressman and demand an investigation into this issue. Bush Dad --> CIA --> Bush Son --> Kill the innocent --> Fly the bin Laden family to homestead. --> Kill 600,000 Iraqis instead. Whoops I did it again, I played with your heart, la la la la la la, Baby Hit me one more time. - inactive, on 12/13/2007, -2/+57The question isn't "what are we going to do," the question is "what aren't we going to do?"
-Ferris Bueller - sindex, on 12/13/2007, -3/+57Black projects? I thought George Bush didn't care about black people?
- inactive, on 12/13/2007, -1/+55How come all this crazy corrupt ***** goes down and nothing happens?
- rhabd0mancer, on 12/13/2007, -12/+64Bush enjoys snorting lines off of Jeff Gannon's asscrack.
- JohnFive, on 12/13/2007, -6/+58Rotzooi, be careful about this Left/Right paradigm because it distracts well-meaning conservatives about the truly important issues facing our nation. Continue this paradigm and Americans will continue to be divided about the tyranny that is quickly enveloping our country.
- gernblansted, on 12/13/2007, -1/+51That's the rated max payload (Gulfstream II Max payload: 5,456 lb) not the possible payload - it can carry much more in an 'unsafe' manner.
In any case, since a full fuel load for a Gulfstream II is about 23,000 pounds, they need only have a reduced fuel load to make up for the extra 4 thousand pounds. It is a very simple task to carry 4 tons on that aitcraft, you just have to consider you have a little less fuel to work with. Uh, how did they crash again?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfstream_II
http://www.optisky.com/pdfs/N622RR.pdf (note typo, fuel load is 3451 USG, not lbs; the 23,125 lb fuel load is correct)
google shows same or similar ratings everywhere. - dukeeeey, on 12/13/2007, -3/+51i'd like to laugh at you, but the UK government is hardly any better. We are essentially run by a gang of criminals
- inactive, on 12/13/2007, -4/+52You forget that drug trafficking, torture, starting illegal wars, killing thousands and ruining economy are not anywhere as serious a crimes as getting a blowjob, so they do not warrant impeachment.
- Mononuclear, on 12/13/2007, -2/+50Forget gold standard.. Cocaine standard!!!!
- TSK05, on 12/13/2007, -9/+57Maximum payload on a Gulfstream is 2.7 tons .....
Sorry for comment abuse. - HotBaconSauce, on 12/13/2007, -1/+47Yes, as long as each employee is quiet about it, all their drugs are free.
- inactive, on 12/13/2007, -3/+47I'd love to vote Republican. The only problem is that they're not Republicans. They're all Neo-Cons. Except for one, that is....
- majortom1981, on 12/13/2007, -32/+73The article said it belonged to the cia between 2003- and 2005 so its not the cia's anymore. Come on I hate bush too but dont lie to bash him.
- swazo, on 12/13/2007, -3/+44I knew George had a coke problem early in the day but damn.
- Bhima, on 12/13/2007, -3/+44You trying to tell us that, if they found a UPS cargo plane stuffed to the gills with coke, congress wouldn't be calling for an investigation of everyone in management?
- otheruser, on 12/13/2007, -2/+43Keep in mind, the aircraft did crash...
- Bob042, on 12/13/2007, -1/+39Well, then maybe that's why it crashed!
/sarcasm - DiggzDE, on 12/13/2007, -1/+34The funny thing is that this is not the first jet or plane that has been found carrying cocaine that was "previously" owned by the CIA. Most of the ones caught or crashed ended up being owned by some dummy company in the states that no one can link to anything. Either the CIA are just not keeping very good track on who they are selling these planes to or they are involved in a whole lot more than we know. Either way, it shouldn't be allowed
- Groovemaster, on 12/13/2007, -25/+58What are you gonna do about this, Americans?? Are you just gonna SIT THERE and LET THIS CORRUPTION CONTINUE?
Thought so.
The world can always depend on you to personify apathy. - gilgamesh23, on 12/13/2007, -5/+37Yeah, the US has been smuggling cocaine for decades, but the beauty is that if we blame him for this he'll take the heat for it. There's no point in trying to pin this on Kennedy or anybody else that's not in office anymore. Its like a game of Hot Potato, if it gets caught in your hands then you get burned for it, regardless of who through it.
- Slungsolow, on 12/13/2007, -3/+34is the CIA being involved in the drug trade really considered "news"?
- BlacklabelSAR, on 12/13/2007, -11/+42The CIA is the greatest threat to the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.
It's still We the People, right? - georgemason01, on 12/13/2007, -0/+31Yes, it's true. Now stop calling me Shirley.
- inactive, on 12/13/2007, -1/+31and then we can snort the cocaine with USD?
- cybrguy, on 12/13/2007, -0/+30Because we look to corrupt people to fix corrupt situations. Its like asking a blind dog to guide a blind man.
- tightscrummy, on 12/13/2007, -1/+30Look, I've got 15 people to buy Xmas presents for and there are only 11 shopping days left...you can't expect me to just drop all of that and go overthrow the government.
- mikehill33, on 12/13/2007, -1/+30Chicho, GET THE YAYO!
- tightscrummy, on 12/13/2007, -0/+28You've obviously never done any drugs.
- mcrose68, on 12/13/2007, -0/+28New York City; 2003, I spent the night in jail for half a joint. Of course the DA choose to dismiss the charges. But before that I had to spend 18 hours in a 20x10 cell with 30 people; and another 6 hours in a 10x10 cell with 40-50 people.
You are naive if you believe that you won't spend time in jail for a joint. - CatDaddy, on 12/13/2007, -4/+31Maximum Payload is listed at 5,456 (2.5 tons). With 4 tons of Coca no wonder it crashed.
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