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The financiers, not the accountants. To wit, Boeing was doing stock buybacks while also "cutting costs" and shaking govts down for more cheddar.

It's received wisdom that MD did a reverse takeover of Boeing, that Condit got snookered by Stonecipher.

Have many friends, family, neighbors who've worked at Boeing, from 1960s thru this year. This version of the post mortem is a good starting point.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/how-boeing...

Hutzpah is begging the court's leniency, claiming to be an orphan, after murdering one's parents. Or eating the seed corn and then being surprised by the famine.

You get the idea.

I have zero sympathy for the wrecking crew who destroyed an American icon and rage on behalf of all the workers, families, and taxpayers who paid the price.



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