The reason the gov't hasn't been joining the lawsuits is two fold:
1) because they approve of the corruption, and may even support it 2) because they don't want the corruption to make them look bad.
The Bush II administration has consistently prooven itself to be an organization that values loyalty over honesty and performance. And I'm sorry to say that the Justice Dept. has become deeply compromised under its watch.
But this kind of corruption is older than Bush II. Look how the Iraqis got armed in the first place: Iran Contra. Americans pride themselves on their honesty and lack of corruption, we don't see ourselves as living in a 'culture of corruption' and yet there is also a tradition of snake oil/confidence men, not to mention a pragmatic, invested, self-interest: looking out for #1.
I'm also wondering how the culture of celebrity whistle blowers (all the attention those Enron ladies got) impacts the decision to whistleblow.
Obviously, the media is the best outlet for whistle blowing, if not necessarily the most hierarchically effective. The involvement of the FBI in these cases is particularly suspicious.
See, and I read this and went, "Ah, so the media has decided to side with the government again, have they?" Of course, I take it for granted that the government, especially this administration, actively encourages corruption. Up till now, I thought the media was at least trying to appear as a watchdog for such things.
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Date: 2007-08-25 01:36 pm (UTC)The reason the gov't hasn't been joining the lawsuits is two fold:
1) because they approve of the corruption, and may even support it
2) because they don't want the corruption to make them look bad.
The Bush II administration has consistently prooven itself to be an organization that values loyalty over honesty and performance. And I'm sorry to say that the Justice Dept. has become deeply compromised under its watch.
But this kind of corruption is older than Bush II. Look how the Iraqis got armed in the first place: Iran Contra. Americans pride themselves on their honesty and lack of corruption, we don't see ourselves as living in a 'culture of corruption' and yet there is also a tradition of snake oil/confidence men, not to mention a pragmatic, invested, self-interest: looking out for #1.
I'm also wondering how the culture of celebrity whistle blowers (all the attention those Enron ladies got) impacts the decision to whistleblow.
Obviously, the media is the best outlet for whistle blowing, if not necessarily the most hierarchically effective. The involvement of the FBI in these cases is particularly suspicious.
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Date: 2007-08-27 12:40 am (UTC)I should know better.