Republicans in Iraq: tales of contract fraud, money laundering, Filipino house maids and massages, close White House and Pentagon friends,

and a guy "too sexy for his shirt."

March 19, 2006-- GOP-connected contractor Custer Battles e-mail talks of Filipino house maids, fashion queens (in the manner of former FEMA Nordstrom shirt aficionado Michael Brown), and, more importantly, raising a $100 million fund to pursue non-government contracting work with "a lot less risk." Later, Custer Battles did attempt to negotiate a $100 million infusion from an unknown firm in Dubai after receiving $15 million in seed money from the benefactor. Custer Battles, Inc. was formed by former US Army Ranger Mike Battles and Scott Custer from a firm called Blue Sky. The firm soon became enmeshed in major contracting fraud in Iraq (see March 18 and 15 stories below for more on Custer Battles court testimony in Alexandria, Virginia). >>> cont

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