Congresswoman flags Trump's name 'all over' Epstein files review

 

Rep. Lauren Underwood says Trump’s name appears throughout the Epstein files and accuses the Justice Department of denying victims justice.

US Representative Lauren Underwood, a Democrat from Illinois, said she reviewed the Epstein files and saw President Donald Trump’s name appear repeatedly throughout the documents.

Underwood, who focuses on healthcare, infrastructure, women’s rights, and education policy, published a video statement on the platform X detailing her initial review.

In her post, Underwood said:

“I just reviewed the Epstein files. A few things became clear:

1.  Trump’s name is all over them.
2.  The DOJ is breaking the law and denying the victims justice.
3.  A single 3-hour viewing was not enough time. I will be back.

She indicated that her three-hour review was insufficient and that she intends to examine the documents further.  (more...)

Congresswoman flags Trump's name 'all over' Epstein files review

I just viewed the Epstein files. A few things are clear:

1. Trump’s name is all over them.
2. The DOJ is breaking the law and denying the victims justice.
3. A single 3-hour viewing was not enough time. I will be back.

If you have questions, let me know in the comments. pic.twitter.com/HP407kVJAV

— Rep. Lauren Underwood (@RepUnderwood) March 3, 2026

Epstein-linked former Norwegian PM hospitalized after suicide attempt – media

 

Thorbjorn Jagland is reportedly in hospital in serious condition after being charged with gross corruption over ties to the convicted sex offender

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland was hospitalized last week after a suicide attempt, days after being charged with gross corruption over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Norwegian outlet iNyheter has claimed.

Citing a “rock-solid source,” iNyheter wrote that Jagland’s condition is serious. The facility treating the 75-year-old statesman has not been disclosed.

Jagland is one of Norway's most prominent political figures, having served as prime minister, parliament leader, foreign minister, and Secretary General of the Council of Europe. He also chaired the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 2009 to 2015.

Earlier this month, Jagland was charged with gross corruption following the release of the latest batch of Epstein files by the US Justice Department. Norway's anti-corruption agency carried out extensive searches of Jagland's properties in Oslo and Risor.

According to the agency’s letter to the Council of Europe seeking to lift his immunity, Jagland and his immediate family used Epstein's private apartments in Paris and New York multiple times between 2011 and 2018, and stayed at his villa in Palm Beach, Florida. Jagland also allegedly asked Epstein for assistance with a bank loan.  (more...)

Epstein-linked former Norwegian PM hospitalized after suicide attempt – media

Andrew, formerly known as Prince and the dark powers behind the throne

 

For the first time in 380 years, a senior British royal was arrested by the police. The system is now in an existential struggle to defend its legitimacy.

A fairly spectacular turn of events took place in the UK last week: on Thursday, 19 February, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The alleged misconduct (quite a can of worms) was linked to his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. His brother is currently the king of the realm but was not informed about his arrest ahead of time.

As far as the ordinary deplorables are concerned, the king’s full title is: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of His other Realms and Territories King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. When you add up all the “other Realms and Territories,” it turns out that Charles is the head of state of 15 “independent” countries.

In other words, these folks are much, much better than you or I, and it is far beneath them to get arrested by the police. The last time a senior British royal was arrested was during the English Civil War when king Charles I was captured and later executed. That was in 1646 - 380 years ago! Thankfully for Andrew, he was not executed but merely held for about 11 hours, then released under investigation without being charged or exonerated. It’s almost as though it was a PR stunt of some sort. If so, we might ask, why?

Granted, king is the king “by the grace of God,” so questioning him, his kingship and even his family members is tantamount to questioning God. Still, the deplorables appear to be restless and uppity; they are questioning the legitimacy of his majesty’s government. That, as we discussed last week (“The perfect storm slowly engulfing Great Britain”), is one of the key elements that can trigger a civil war, as happened in 1646/47 when a different king Charles actually got beheaded.

Arresting Mountbatten-Windsor and ruining his 66th birthday may have been a spectacular way to reassert the governing principle that, “no one is above the law” (except all the others) and that therefore, the governing system is perfectly legitimate.  (more...)

Andrew, formerly known as Prince and the dark powers behind the throne

The Dalai Lama – Epstein Connection

 

The latest tranche of Epstein Files has put a rather unlikely figure in the spotlight: the Dalai Lama. The Tibetan religious leader’s name is mentioned hundreds of times in the newly-released documents, with suggestions and allegations that the two maintained some kind of personal relationship. A search for “Dalai Lama” elicits 156 results on the Department of Justice’s website, with other similar queries, such as “Dali Lama” (Epstein had notoriously poor spelling) also prompting dozens of relevant results. A prominent Epstein guest recalls meeting the Buddhist teacher at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion, scene of many of his most serious sex crimes. The Dalai Lama’s office has vehemently denied any connection to the disgraced pedophile and suspected Israeli intelligence operative.

A serial networker, Epstein’s emails show that he worked hard to connect with the Dalai Lama, sending requests out to his web of contacts for an invitation. Joichi Ito, head of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, helped him in his endeavors, noting that his close contact, Tenzin Priyadarshi was a Tibetan monk, MIT’s Buddhist chaplain, and had a direct line to the Dalai Lama. As he wrote: 

“Yes. First step would be to meet Tenzin. His student who runs the Dalai Lama center and is now a Director’s Fellow at the Lab and going to start the ‘ethics initiative’ at the Media Lab. We’re working on some cool things like a meeting about cognitive machines and man. I think you’ll probably like him. He can get us the Dalai Lama.”

Epstein would go on to meet with Priyadarshi and donate $50,000 to the Prajnopaya Institute, a Buddhist Center he founded. In 2019, Ito resigned in disgrace over his association with Epstein.

Epstein was excited by the prospect of reeling the lama into his personal network. “I’m working on the dalai lama for dinner” he emailed Soon Yi-Previn, wife of Woody Allen. “Any date for the lunch with Woody and dalai L?” celebrity scientist Lawrence Krauss asked Epstein two weeks later. 

Another message from a redacted sender also hints at a closer relationship than previously known.

“Sorry for that didn’t check my email since yesterday morning. You know that I don’t have an Internet in my phone, why didn’t you call me or text me on my phone if you need me? About the event I told you almost a month ago on the island that Dalai Lama is coming and I want to go there to see him. But I can skip this event if you need my help today.”  (more...)

The Dalai Lama – Epstein Connection

The global elite in the shadow of Jeffrey Epstein

 

The mainstream media is largely ignoring the real scandal in this story.

For years, I mostly ignored the Jeffrey Epstein story. Not because it wasn’t interesting and relevant but there was a distinct lack of hard evidence backing the (often) wild conspiracy theories connecting Epstein to the global political and financial elites, and Israel.

That has changed.

It’s now undeniable that Epstein was incredibly close to Israeli intelligence, a fact that remains largely ignored in the Western media. What this says about the nature of Epstein’s vast criminality, against children and women, speaks volumes about the wilful blindness expressed by legacy media outlets.

The US outlet, Drop Site News, have produced many stunning stories on how Epstein became a key power broker connecting Israel and its defence/surveillance sectors to innumerable nations from Mongolia to the Ivory Coast.

One of the writers of these investigations, Murtaza Hussain, explains both the significance of the revelations and the reticence of corporate media to explore it:

Because of elite capture of many institutions, the coverage of Epstein’s activities by establishment news outlets feels a lot more like damage control than accountability. Despite his extensively documented political influence and even his role in shaping frontier research in AI and biotechnology, Epstein himself has attempted to be quarantined as merely a “con-man” and “dead pervert.” What is being covered up here are not his sexual abuses, but what his role and activities reveal about how power actually operates today.  (more...)

The global elite in the shadow of Jeffrey Epstein

Perfidious Albion - Prince Andrew Exposes Royal Family's Connection To Crimes

 

All roads lead to the City of London and the Vampire's Ball

The Truth About Epstein Might Bring Down the British Monarchy

 

As cracks began to appear in the floodgates holding back the release of the previously-suppressed “Epstein Files,” the Executive Intelligence Review published a two-part series, “What Was Jeffrey Epstein, Really?” Relying on decades of investigative reporting initiated by Lyndon LaRouche on the role of the financial slime mold created and controlled by the financial cartels of the City of London, I presented what was a controversial assessment of the role of Jeffrey Epstein as a controlled and protected asset of the imperial oligarchs of the City. As might be expected, those who built the floodgates to contain the flood dismissed this as “conspiracy theory.”

In explaining why the coverage of Epstein’s crimes has been dominated by legitimately horrified discussion of pedophilia, but no action was initiated to hold those engaged in it accountable, I wrote, “The truth about him has been hidden by a sophisticated strategy to cover up who and what he was, to protect those who used him to carry out their efforts to sustain and advance their global empire.” (Executive Intelligence Review, Nov. 14, 2025.)

With the release on January 30 by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) of the tranche of more than three million documents in response to the escalating outrage of U.S. citizens against the coverup, the full picture of Satanic immorality of the “Epstein class” is increasingly visible. The focus on the “big picture” of corruption does not in any way absolve Epstein and his degenerate friends from their crimes of systemic abuse of underage boys and girls, but confirms that those engaging in such practices are capable of crimes against humanity on a global scale, exemplified by their efforts to impose a genocidal economic Malthusian “reset” on those nations and people who don’t belong to their “elite” club!

It would seem that participation in such depravity was a prerequisite for entry into that elite club, much as new recruits to a gang or organized crime must demonstrate their bona fides.  (more...)

The Truth About Epstein Might Bring Down the British Monarchy

Britain’s Labour party spied on journalists, including me

 

A political scandal is shaking Britain after reports that Labour-linked figures hired a PR firm to spy on journalists probing funding tied to PM Keir Starmer.

An extraordinary political scandal has erupted in Britain, raising the prospect that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s already embattled government could tumble. On February 5, it was revealed that Labour Together, a dubious ‘think tank’ intimately intertwined with the Labour Party, paid shady PR firm APCO Worldwide tens of thousands of pounds to spy on journalists. Primary targets were reporters exposing damning information on Labour Together's finances and central role in Starmer’s corrupt rise to power. Others were considered “significant persons of interest” for reasons unclear - including me.

The controversy became turbocharged on February 14, when The Times published a front-page investigation into how two of the outlet’s journalists, Gabriel Pogrund and Harry Yorke, were subjects of intense interest to APCO. In November 2023, the pair revealed how £730,000 had been surreptitiously funnelled to Starmer’s 2020 leadership campaign via Labour Together. The organization’s then-chief, Morgan McSweeney - who resigned as the Prime Minister’s top advisor on February 8 in disgrace - failed to declare the funding, a longstanding criminal offence under British law.

The story prompted Labour Together to hire APCO, which runs propaganda campaigns for notorious Zionist entity weapons merchant Elbit Systems. The company was tasked with digging up dirt on a number of journalists, including Pogrund and Yorke, and identifying their information sources. A resultant APCO report charged - without evidence - that damaging leaked information on Labour Together’s finances originated from a Russian hack of Britain’s Electoral Commission in 2023. The report was shared with the National Cyber Security Council, a unit of the notorious signals spying agency GCHQ.

While the NCSC declined to launch an investigation, senior government ministers briefed pliant reporters that the non-existent “Russian hack” had been referred to GCHQ. These undisclosed interventions successfully blunted media interest in Labour Together’s undeclared donation scandal, with mainstream outlets leaving the story alone thereafter. Meanwhile, The Guardian threatened Paul Holden, who led investigations into Labour Together, with publication of a libelous article alleging he was under investigation by British authorities for receiving illegally obtained information from Russia. The Guardian dropped the story due to legal threats.  (more...)

Britain’s Labour party spied on journalists, including me

“The Truth Is Way Worse Than I Thought” | Whitney Webb’s Terrifying Discovery

 

Credit to Peter McCormack for their great interview with Whitney Webb

For years, the public narrative around Jeffrey Epstein has been confined almost entirely to sex trafficking. But investigative journalist Whitney Webb argues that this narrowing of focus was deliberate. By reducing Epstein to a singular moral scandal, the broader financial and intelligence-linked networks surrounding him were effectively shielded from scrutiny.

Webb contends that Epstein operated deeply within elite financial circles, with early ties to Bear Stearns and later relationships with powerful figures such as Leslie Wexner and Leon Black. His management of vast fortunes, involvement in complex tax structures, and proximity to insider trading investigations suggest a career embedded in high finance long before his crimes became public. According to Webb, unresolved questions surrounding murdered associates, offshore finance, and organized crime links were quietly buried as media attention fixated on salacious details.

Equally significant is Epstein’s documented interest in currency trading, cryptocurrency, and fintech. He publicly praised Bitcoin as a digital asset, cultivated relationships within elite tech institutions, and sought to rebrand himself as a science and technology investor even after his first arrest. Webb argues that this was not image rehabilitation alone—it reflected continuity in a decades-long pattern of financial maneuvering that intersected with intelligence circles and emerging technologies.

The central claim is not that Epstein’s sex crimes were secondary—they were real and criminal—but that they were used to eclipse a parallel story about financial power, systemic corruption, and elite networks. If the financial dimension remains unexamined, Webb warns, the public is left with outrage—but not understanding.

The City of London’s Creation of the ‘Epstein Class’

 

The release of the documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s sordid and disgraceful practices cannot be understood without going to the source of his deployment: the City of London. Consider the actual arrangements of his acquaintance with British socialite and Oxford graduate Ghislaine Maxwell, facilitated through British arms dealer Douglas Leese, who had “mentored” Epstein and eased him into establishment circles, including the infamous Bullingdon Club.

There are many British connections which have been highlighted in the recent weeks in the aftermath of the e-mails being released, including former UK Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson, former Prince Andrew (now Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor), and of course, the Maxwell Family. Rep. Ro Khanna, who, along with Rep. Thomas Massie, has been at the forefront of the fight to end the cover-up of the files by the Department of Justice, stated that the revelations are “a window into [a] window into the elite impunity of this club. And, by the way, I think this is the most vulnerable the British monarchy has ever been.”

“I mean, I heard they were asking the queen questions about the Epstein class. They ought to ask the king and queen questions, and maybe this will be the end of the monarchy…. If they’re implicated with the Epstein class, not a good look for the British monarchy.”

Perhaps there is no ‘Epstein Affair,’ as pundits and media analysts continuously pontificate about. However, it is clear that there is a Maxwell Affair, which is being hidden from the general public, most importantly citizens of the United States, to once and for all destroy the republican system of self-government which was founded 250 years ago on these shores, along with the idea that all men and women are entitled to “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness,” and, “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

Jeffrey Epstein, recruited for his so-called “genius” in the practice of illegal money laundering, was deployed from Great Britain for one purpose: to destroy the U.S. Republic as a productive nation committed to the general welfare of all, through physical-goods production based on scientific and technological progress. It is the British imperial system, based on the belief that men are no more than beasts, which is the greatest enemy of all mankind, and must be defeated today.

That can be done by understanding ideas, such as Lyndon LaRouche’s science of physical economy, which emphasizes human creativity, not money, as the primary driver of economic growth. Today’s Manhattan Project, featuring presentations by Dennis Speed and Harley Schlanger, will delve behind the shadows of the ‘Epstein Affair,’ and discuss what everyone else has been missing.

Ethics in suspension: Epsteinization of power in today’s post-shame politics

 

Today, the world suffers neither from a lack of revelations nor from a shortage of information. Documents, images, names, and narratives circulate endlessly, and scandal has become commonplace.

What has grown scarce is not truth itself, but the moral response to it. The Epstein scandal is neither the first nor the last. What made it emblematic of a broader condition has been the silence – a silence born not of ignorance, but of habituation.

In earlier times, scandal marked a moral moment. Seeing led to judgment, and judgment to shame. The parable of “the naked king” carried weight only because the exposure of power implied its potential collapse.

Today, however, the king is naked, documented, named and yet remains standing. Not because the truth is concealed, but because judgment no longer functions.

The world sees, but feels no compulsion to act on what it sees.

This condition may be called the Epsteinization of power: a state in which power functions not by denying ethics, but by rendering itself independent of it. Epsteinized power knows that exposure is no longer dangerous because society lacks a shared standard of judgment.

Accountability has yielded to the management of scandal, and ethics has been reduced from a structuring principle of politics to a tolerable margin.  (more...)

Ethics in suspension: Epsteinization of power in today’s post-shame politics

Senators STUMBLE to Answer: Was Jeffrey Epstein a Spy??

 

As the media and members of Congress were sifting through the latest Jeffrey Epstein files released by the Department of Justice, one topic continued to elude them — Epstein’s well-established ties to Israeli and U.S. intelligence.

Drop Site’s Washington correspondent, Julian Andreone, went to Capitol Hill to put that question directly to members of Congress. Here’s how they responded.

How Deep Does Epstein’s French Connection Go?

 

In the gilded corridors of Parisian power, where luxury handbags command the price of modest apartments and financial dynasties trace their lineage back centuries, a shadow has emerged that threatens to stain the immaculate marble of France’s most revered institutions. The recent release of thousands of pages of documents by the United States Department of Justice has torn through the carefully constructed narratives of Europe’s business aristocracy, exposing connections that were never meant to see the light of day—connections that stretch from the sun-drenched Pantin workshops of Hermès on the outskirtt of Paris, to the private banking suites of Geneva, weaving together a tapestry of complicity that implicates some of the continent’s most untouchable figures.

What we are witnessing is not merely another chapter in the sordid saga of Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender and accused child trafficker whose 2019 death in a federal prison cell spawned a thousand conspiracy theories and a thousand more uncomfortable silences among the elite. This is something far more insidious: a glimpse into the machinery of access that allowed a registered predator to move through the upper echelons of European society with impunity long after his crimes had been publicly adjudicated, long after the world should have recoiled in horror rather than extending yet another gilded invitation.

The photographs are deceptively mundane—three men smiling in a luxury workshop, the kind of corporate hospitality that unfolds daily in the world of high fashion. Yet when one of those men is Axel Dumas, CEO of the Hermès dynasty and guardian of one of France’s most storied corporate names, and another is Jeffrey Epstein, freshly emerged from an eighteen-month prison sentence for soliciting prostitution from a minor, the image takes on a more sinister hue. That this encounter occurred in 2013, five years after Epstein’s conviction and registration as a sex offender, and was later followed by dinner plans brokered through Ariane de Rothschild—head of the Edmond de Rothschild banking empire and confidante to presidents—suggests not ignorance of Epstein’s nature but a calculated indifference to it.

The French establishment would have you believe these were chance encounters, the unfortunate byproducts of social circles that are perhaps too insular for their own good. Anne Méaux, the formidable communications strategist who has built an empire managing the reputations of France’s corporate elite, initially insisted that Dumas had firmly declined Epstein’s overtures, a narrative that crumbled instantly when confronted with photographic evidence. The subsequent pivot—that the visit was really for Woody Allen, and Dumas barely knew his notorious companion—rings hollow when one examines the email trails that document Epstein’s persistent efforts to cultivate the Hermès chief, efforts that included arranging private viewings, proposing intimate dinners, and positioning himself as an advisor worth consulting.

But the Hermès connection, troubling as it is, merely scratches the surface of a relationship network that reveals how Epstein operated not as a pariah to be shunned but as a gatekeeper to be courted. In the vaults of the Edmond de Rothschild Group, where discretion is the most valuable currency, Epstein’s presence was not merely tolerated but celebrated. Ariane de Rothschild, whose name appears in the released documents with a frequency rivaling that of Donald Trump himself, did not merely exchange pleasantries with the convicted criminal; she confided in him, sought his counsel on matters of succession and family crisis, and ultimately paid him twenty-five million dollars for services rendered in navigating a treacherous settlement with American authorities who were investigating the bank’s role in shielding assets.  (more...)

How Deep Does Epstein’s French Connection Go?

George Bush in Epstein Files: Shocking allegations emerge; ‘raped him too’

 

The Justice Department released the final tranche of documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein where shocking allegations were made against George Bush.

The Justice Department released a final tranche of documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, in accordance with the transparency act. Shocking allegations were made against George Bush in the documents. Notably, Bush's name did not come up in Epstein's personal logs but rather in a complaint made to the NYPD Detective Bureau Child Exploitation by one of Epstein's purported vitcims.

An interview of the purported Epstein victim shed light on chilling allegations involving ‘George Bush 1’. It remains unclear if this refers to George HW Bush, who also was a former US president. Notably, no legal action could be found to have stemmed from these allegations.

An email correspondence which contains the purported Epstein victim's account notes “Thanks M, I didn't realize Bush raped him too. Ok.”

More details about the victim are attached in the same document. “While on this yacht he witnessed African American males having sex with white blonde females, all of whom were bleeding during intercourse,” the document notes.  (more...)

George Bush in Epstein Files: Shocking allegations emerge; ‘raped him too’

Male Epstein victim was allegedly raped by President Bush and witnessed a baby being dismembered pic.twitter.com/B4gCD3Xajq

— grizzy (@Furbeti) January 30, 2026

The Empire s Dying -- Can America Survive?

 

Anticipating celebrations

Epstein Scandal Rocks Starmer Government

 

The oligarchy is a slime mold, according to LaRouche.  May take different forms, but has a consistent intent, to maintain its power.  It is now vulnerable, exposed in its disgusting immorality by the Epstein scandal, for all to see.  This evil empire must be replaced by a New Paradigm, in which universal principles, such as those of inalienable rights as defined in the U.S. Declaration of Independence are protected for all sovereign nations.

Link to Helga Zepp-LaRouche's Fundamental Principles for a new strategic and development architecture:

https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/11/30/ten-principles-of-a-new-international-security-and-development-architecture/

Time's up for Keir Starmer. Mandelson-Epstein ROCKS UK establishment

 

Time's up for Keir Starmer. Mandelson-Epstein ROCKS UK establishment

The Duran: Episode 2458

• Explanation of British titles: difference between "Lord" and "Sir"
• Overview of Sir Kier Starmer’s political troubles and unpopularity
• Revelations about Peter Mandelson’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein and corruption
• Starmer’s handling of the Mandelson scandal and loss of control in Parliament
• Reason behind Mandelson’s appointment as UK Ambassador to the US
• Discussion on Mandelson’s power, corruption, and role in the UK elite
• Impact of US document releases on Mandelson’s position and British politics
• UK media and political attempts to link Epstein scandal to Russia narrative
• Epstein’s hostility towards Putin and contrast with Western elite connections
• Legal challenges and unlikely prosecution of Mandelson despite apparent evidence

They're trying to Russiagate the Epstein Affair

 

It's Putin wot dun it, not! Mandelson and Israeli capture of British politics. Jug-eared halfwit. The ancien regime is being swept away. We're in a Versailles moment

The Epstein Scandal

 

In this special episode of ‘Decline & Fall’ we look at the recent document release from the Department of Justice. In doing so we argue that the kind of network run by Epstein was, at heart, an anti-communist organisation and that this unified the men who operated within in from Steve Bannon to Noam Chomsky.

We also make the point that the systematic abuse of women and children is inherent to imperialism and capitalism.

Our discussion also takes in the fate of Ukraine and Kosovo as well as the role of Israel as a centre of for fascism.

Defence Department Brushed Aside ‘Bad Optics’ Of American Contracts

 

Canadian official raised questions about whether or not CACI should be awarded federal contracts.

Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) brushed aside concerns about a pair of controversial contracts with an American company as little more than a question of bad “optics,” records obtained by The Maple show.

As reported by The Maple in July 2025, DND announced it was awarding two contracts worth $169 million to American defence company CACI for new counter drone systems.

Eight months prior, a federal jury in the United States found that one of CACI’s subsidiaries shared responsibility with the U.S. Army for abusing Iraqi detainees at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 and 2004.

Before the deals were announced, a Canadian official raised questions about whether or not CACI should be awarded the contracts, documents newly obtained through an access to information request reveal. But the concerns primarily centred around fears of negative publicity.

In May, Col. Chris Poole, director of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) armament sustainment program, emailed Eric German, senior director of Public Services and Procurement Canada’s munitions and tactical systems procurement directorate.

Poole noted that CACI “has been found legally responsible in a US federal lawsuit for abuse suffered at US military’s Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.”

He then listed a series of questions, including whether or not the ruling was legal grounds for DND not to award the contracts to CACI.

Poole wrote: “One of my concerns is negative publicity potentially affecting subsequent contract awards and timely delivery of capability to our soldiers.”

He also suggested that DND’s public affairs staff might be notified “just in case this breaks before we have more info.”  (more...)

Defence Department Brushed Aside ‘Bad Optics’ Of American Contracts