Will Americans 'Buy' Carlyle's Crusader Mobile Howitzers ?

This is a cover to avoid another obvious ethical impropriety: it makes it look like it is Congress who wants this WWII-type system "based on its merits"

"Supporters and opponents of the Army's new Crusader mobile artillery system drew battle lines yesterday, with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld signaling his intent to cancel the program within 30 days and Congress acting swiftly to block the move....United Defense Industries [the manufacturer] is controlled by Carlyle Group Inc., an investment firm led by Frank C. Carlucci, a defense secretary under President Ronald Reagan [and CLOSE friend and college roommate to the current Defense Secretary, Donald H. Rumsfeld]."

From : Link Thing