http://bodypolitik.org/2007/09/26/state-department-obstructs-investigation-of-gop-allied-blackwater/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:39:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://bodypolitik.org/2007/09/26/state-department-obstructs-investigation-of-gop-allied-blackwater/#comment-43 The Body Politik Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:09:28 +0000 http://bodypolitik.org/2007/09/26/state-department-obstructs-investigation-of-gop-allied-blackwater/#comment-43 [...] Earlier this week, Rep. Henry Waxman accused the State Department of obstructing an investigation into Blackwater USA’s actions in Iraq.  Providing yet another indication of the State Department’s willingness to stick its neck out for the shadowy security contractor, the Washington Post reports today that two career investigators in the office of the State Department Inspector General were threatened with firing if they cooperated with Congressional investigations into Blackwater.  The whistle-blowers allege that the State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard “has repeatedly thwarted investigations into alleged contracting fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan…and weapons smuggling allegations against Blackwater USA.”  These new allegations bring up a disturbing question: why does the State Department continue to defend Blackwater at the expense of America’s security? [...] […] Earlier this week, Rep. Henry Waxman accused the State Department of obstructing an investigation into Blackwater USA’s actions in Iraq.  Providing yet another indication of the State Department’s willingness to stick its neck out for the shadowy security contractor, the Washington Post reports today that two career investigators in the office of the State Department Inspector General were threatened with firing if they cooperated with Congressional investigations into Blackwater.  The whistle-blowers allege that the State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard “has repeatedly thwarted investigations into alleged contracting fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan…and weapons smuggling allegations against Blackwater USA.”  These new allegations bring up a disturbing question: why does the State Department continue to defend Blackwater at the expense of America’s security? […]

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