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

BubbaLouis · 775.2K views · 2006-10-26 · 3:10

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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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Referenced when commenters discuss unaccounted government money, conspiracy theories, or financial fraud.

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pazimzadeh · 2022-10 · Reference

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 [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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patrickk · 2021-06 · Reference

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] [VIDEO]

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briantakita · 2019-09 · Reference

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

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