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(OPEN):
THE U-S GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RECENTLY RULED
TO SUSTAIN BOEING'S PROTEST CONCERNING THE AIR FORCE'S
DECISION TO AWARD A 40-BILLION-DOLLAR AERIAL-REFUELING-TANKER
CONTRACT TO A CONSORTIUM LED BY E-A-D-S--THE PARENT
COMPANY OF AIRBUS. TIM LEE--THE DIRECTOR
OF LEGAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT THE CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL
FREEDOM, OR C-F-I-F--DISCUSSES WHY THE AIR FORCE NEEDS TO
COMPLY WITH THE G-A-O'S RECOMMENDATION TO RE-COMPETE THE CONTRACT...
(LEE):
"THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE AIR FORCE DECIDED THE WINNER OF THE
AERIAL-REFUELING-TANKER CONTRACT WAS SERIOUSLY FLAWED--AND THE G-A-O
CONFIRMED THAT, IN THEIR RULING. THIS IS A CRITICAL PLANE FOR OUR
MILITARY--AND THE AIR FORCE MUST ACT WITH URGENCY TO COMPLY WITH THE
G-A-O'S RULING, AND SELECT THE BEST TANKER. THE BOTTOM LINE IS
THAT THE AIR FORCE HAS A DUTY TO ENSURE THAT OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN
UNIFORM HAVE THE BEST EQUIPMENT IN THE WORLD--WHILE ENSURING THAT
TAXPAYER MONIES ARE WELL-SPENT. AWARDING THIS VITAL CONTRACT TO A
COMPANY OWNED, IN PART, BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS--INCLUDING FRANCE AND
RUSSIA--IS A SERIOUS NATIONAL-SECURITY RISK; THIS RISK MUST BE
CONSIDERED, WHEN SELECTING THE MANUFACTURING OF OUR NEXT TANKER.
THE AIR FORCE HAS A SECOND CHANCE TO GET IT RIGHT--AND NOW MUST ACT
SWIFTLY, TO GIVE OUR MILITARY THE BEST EQUIPMENT POSSIBLE."
(CLOSE):
C-F-I-F IS ENCOURAGING ALL AMERICANS TO WRITE THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS,
AND URGE THEM TO ENSURE THAT THE AIR FORCE COMPLIES WITH THE G-A-O
RULING. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO CONTACT YOUR
REPRESENTATIVES, VISIT
W-W-W-DOT-"AMERICA'S-TANKER"-DOT-COM.
