On the Story: Hookergate

OMG the world is ending

Ok not really, but for many of Washington's most influential officials it is.

Familiarize yourself with the Randy Duke Cunningham story (go google it or something). But to some it up the Duke basically did illegal stuff with the two men I highlight below, let's just say "it's a hard life out there, for a pimp."

Brent Wilkes is a:

"San Diego County finance co-chairman for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state finance co-chairman for President Bush (he was a "Pioneer"), Brent Wilkes has worked as a federal defense contractor and lobbyist since the early 1990s." - TPM Muckracker

and Mitchell Wade

founded MZM, Inc., a homeland security and counterintelligence company.

Both men can be connected to the Watergate Hotel - this is fact. Both men can be connected to supply a "hospitality suite" for those they wanted to do 'business' with - this is fact. Both men worked together - this is fact.

At first the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) was reporting (April 27th, 2006) the Mitchell Wade told investigators that:

"Mr. Cunningham periodically phoned him to request a prostitute, and that Mr. Wade then helped to arrange for one." - WSJ

The report goes further to detail investigators focusing on other members of Congress, and their staff. Wade said that his prostitution ring was set up by Brent Wilkes, who

"rented the hotel rooms, found the limousine company and the hookers." - TPM Muckracker

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So let's recap:

A) Pimps: Brent Wilkes & Mitchell Wade
B) Customers: Rep. Cunningham (R-CA 50th), plus more unknown.

Let's take a look at the timeline:

Wilkes has been in Washington D.C. since the early 1990's as has Wade. Remember they worked in collusion.

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Now we are going to look at the "hospitality suites." These were hotel rooms, with multiple bedrooms, set up, by Brent Wilkes, at various hotels in Washington D.C. namely the Watergate Hotel and Westin Grand. As far back as 1994 (Alanta Journal-Constitution) CIA agents, members of congress, their staff, and various department officials all with a connection to Wilkes or Wade played poker/cards, drank, smoked cigars, and POSSIBLY SOME were entertained by prostitutes - we know for a fact that all in attendance AT LEAST played poker/cards, and we know for a fact that AT LEAST Cunningham was peddled prostitutes.

Ok so the Pimps had parties for ABOUT the last 15 years - YET UNCONFIRMED STORIES THE KNOWN PIMPS ACTUALLY WERE PIMPING AT THESE PARTIES.

So here is who known to have attended:

- Dusty Foggo, Executive Director of the CIA
- Rep. Randy Duke Cunningham (R-CA)
- Former Rep. Charlie Wilson (D-TX)
- CIA Agent "Nine Fingers"

Alleged to have gone:

- CIA Director Porter Goss
- Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA)
- Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-CA)
- Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
- Other members of the House Appropriations and Intelligence committees
- Other members of the CIA

Let's now take a look at that Executive Director for the CIA, Dusty Foggo. Foggo served as a CIA contracting officer in Honduras assisting the Nicaraguan Contra Rebels. He is also a long time friend (college roommate) of Brent Wilkes, some news reports put their friendship at 34 years. Wilkes at the time ferried Congressmen down to Central America where Wilkes introduced them to Foggo. Porter Goss, once done firing many of the CIA's top brass when Goss first took the office, reached down to the mid-manager level of the agency and pulled out Foggo to be the Executive Director, the number 3 head of the agency. It is largely believed the Goss's deputy Patrick Murray may have had a role in Foggo's appointment. Foggo, furthermore, admits to being at these parties. So, that's good old Foggo.

One must ask how does a pimp get a hooker from one place to another? By limousine of course, and non other then Shirlington Limousine (SL), owned by Chris Baker. This company has:

A) Numerous offices (one at Washington's National Airport - rented out hanger #7, owned by British-company Signature Flight Support (also known as: Signature Aviation), right across the hall (literally) from the Dep. of Homeland Security Air and Marine Operations Center).

B) Numerous Contracts with Government agencies:
-Department of Homeland Security ($21 million)
-Nuclear Regulatory Commission
-Department of Housing and Urban Development ($519,823)
-Federal Highway Administration ($142,000)

C) Jerome Foster, owner of San Diego based defense contractor, Pentech, sat on the board of SL and is connected to Former Rep. Lowry* (R-CA) who is further connected to Wilkes, as of the early 1990's to early 2000.

D) Operated under 4 different names

E) Has/had tax problems

F) Has had there Federal License Revoked by the Federal Motor Carrier Saftey Administration

G) Alleged to have transported hookers for Wilkes, and provide transportation for certain lawmakers, et al.
*Lowry is/was a lobbyist after being a member of congress.

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So, here is what we know...now:

A) Pimps: Wilkes & Wade

B) Customers: Cunningham and maybe others

C) Threw Parties: Wilkes & Wade

D) Attendants: Certain members of Congress, CIA agents & officials, and possibly others
1) Length of stay at parties: some just for the cards, others for the whole time.

E) Defense contracts: Given to Wilkes & Wade by Foggo for the CIA and Cunningham for the Pentagon/Military appropriations

F) Shady Shirlington Limousine connections to Wilkes & Wade as well to other government agencies.

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Now it is being rumored that Foggo is under "federal criminal investigation," and will step down next week. NSA Director Gen. Michael V. Hayden is widely rumored to replace Goss.

Sorry for the humoungous post, but if the story pans, out which I think it will, we may see many, many, many influential people in Washington probed and indicted. I have a feeling that this is bigger then anything Washington has ever seen before, it could shake the very foundations of the nations capital. If played out in the manner it seems to be headed it could even be as worse to the country as a terror attack. If Goss's resignation is any inclination, I do believe the President of the United States, being as dumb as he is purported to be, has an idea of what's going on as well. I mean a President just doesn't accept a resignation from a man who has had the office for 2 years, yes even this President wouldn't do that.

Sources: All sources and further relevant information can be found at TPM Muckraker.

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