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The pentagons revolving door
Pete Aldridge has made a career of spinning in and out of the revolving door between the Pentagon and military contractors. He was secretary of the air force, then he was president of air force contractor McDonnell Douglas. Then George W. brought him back inside to be in charge of all Pentagon purchases. Last year, he quit to become a highlypaid board member at Lockheed—just after personally approving a $3 billion contract for 20 jet-fighters to be made by—you guessed it—Lockheed.
Next Bush named Pete chairman of a space exploration commission, which recently called for privatizing NASA. Guess what corporation stands to gain the most from such a move? Bingo, if you said Lockheed!
Pete says he's in compliance with current ethics laws. Yep, laws written by lobbyists for Goobers like Pete. "Legal" isn't the same as moral. To learn more about all the Petes out there, call the Project on Government Oversight: 202-347-1122.