OK... with hindsight firmly in mind, read this VERY serious article.

From early 2001....

BEFORE we were attacked 2.3 TRILLION was discovered MISSING from the Pentagon.

This article, frozen in time.. is very disturbing. DO keep in mind all that followed when you read it.

Snip;

' Some critics urge that now, with the United States in no imminent danger, is a good time to pause to straighten out the books. But the Bush administration has signaled there will be no letup in defense spending.'