I'm shamelessly copying and pasting josephk's opening to the first installment, of this very important hearing.
Link: LiveBlog 1
Hearing: Assessing the State of Iraqi Corruption
Reconvenes approximate Noon ET
On Thursday at 10:00 a.m., the Committee will hold a hearing to evaluate the status of corruption in the Iraqi government and whether U.S. government efforts to address this continuing problem have been adequate.
Oversight Video Here
CSPAN 3 Video
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Witness List
Judge Radhi Hamza al-Radhi, former head of the Iraqi Commission on Public Integrity
Mr. David Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
Mr. Stuart Bowen, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
Ambassador Larry Butler, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near East Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Ms. Claudia Rosett, Journalist-in-Residence, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
And Now -- The Hardest Working Man In Congress ... The Moustach of Justice ... Let's Give it Up for .... CONGRESSMAN ... HENRY .... WAXMAN!!!!