Cross-posted from
MyDD.
I just arrived in D.C. from Covington, LA. The boneheads in charge of the Vets For Peace Katrina Relief Effort are less qualified than Michael Brown was. For some reason the Executive Director of Vets for Peace has decided to engage in a cover up of the gross incompetence of some dude named Gordon, who I believe is the President of Chapter 116. Gordon has managed to co-opt absolute check writing authority for the entire nationwide Vets For Peace account.
From what I have been able to discover, there is a complete lack of internal controls and near zero auditing procedures. They do not even have a requirement for two signatures to authorize disbursements of any amount. If Gordon wants to write a check there is absolutely no oversight.
The efforts of volunteers from all over the country has been an awesome endeavor. It's too bad that a worthwhile and noble endeavor has been tarnished by the incompetence of glory seeking left wing burnouts like Gordon.
Based on my personal experience and observations at Camp Covington, I regretfully request that the MyDD community stop making contributions to Veterans For Peace until they have made transparent assurances that the funds intended for immediate relief are truely being spent for immediate relief, instead of the personal agrandizement and enrichment of a few rogue elements from Chapter 116.