Thursday, October 15, 2009

WHY DIDN'T THIS MAKE THE NEWS?

I was reading an article in The Hill and I came across this amazing factoid:
According to a Government Accountability Office report published earlier this year, 44 trucks and 220,000 gallons of fuel were lost due to attacks or other events while delivering fuel to Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan in June 2008 alone.

I went to LexisNexis and searched for "Bagram" and "44 trucks" since 1/1/2009 and only found a report in Senate document from a DoD's official1. A search for "Bagram" and "fuel" turned up this report and over 100 others, none in the press.

1Congressional Documents and Publications
March 3, 2009
House Armed Services Subcommittee on The Readiness Hearing;
To receive testimony on Department of Defense fuel demand management at forward-deployed locations and operational energy initiatives.;
Testimony by William Solis, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, U.S. Government Accountability Office
SECTION: U.S. SENATE DOCUMENTS
LENGTH: 3200 words

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