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9/10/2001: Rumsfeld says $2.3 TRILLION Missing from Pentagon

775K views · Oct 26, 2006 · 3:10 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2019–2022

Short clip of Donald Rumsfeld's 9/10/2001 speech acknowledging that $2.3 trillion in Pentagon transactions could not be tracked.

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“Donald Rumsfeld admitting that $2.3 trillion was unaccounted for from the Defense budget.”HN comment, 2019

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Cites itbriantakitaSep 2019

“Donald Rumsfeld admitting that $2.3 trillion was unaccounted for from the Defense budget.”

Rumsfeld admitting trillions unaccounted for

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9/10/2001: Donald Rumsfeld admitting that $2.3 trillion was unaccounted for from the Defense budget. Backpage story for sure. this video

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Cites itpatrickkJun 2021

“Another strange one is the speech than Rumsfeld gave about missing trillions at the Pentagon 1 day before 9/11”

Rumsfeld on missing trillions a day before 9/11

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Another strange one is the speech than Rumsfeld gave about missing trillions at the Pentagon 1 day before 9/11, then completely forgotten in the face of increased military spending the next day. link this video

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Cites itpazimzadehOct 2022

Rumsfeld on missing Pentagon money

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Huh? If that was true then it would be services like AAVE or Uniswap which would be bankrupt, not the centralized finance Celsius. The idea that the traditional legal system prevents funny business with money is naive. 9/10/2001: Rumsfeld says $2.3 TRILLION Missing from Pentagon this video The Pentagon’s $35 Trillion Accounting Black Hole link link Pentagon's Defense Logistics Agency loses track of $800m link

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