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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-06-10 04:13 AM
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Blackwater Iraq allegations prompt US review
Source: BBC News

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is to review allegations of misconduct in Afghanistan by the security company formerly known as Blackwater.

The review comes a day after a leading Democrat said the Pentagon should consider barring it from applying for a contract to train Afghan police.

The Pentagon said it could not bar the company from applying for the billion-dollar police training contract.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8553104.stm
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Crowman1979 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-06-10 06:02 AM
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1. Let me guess, the pentagon will find no wrongdoing and Blackwater will get off scott free.
That's what will happen with those pigs. It happens every time when the DoD has to cover it's ass.
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saigon68 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-06-10 06:49 AM
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2. Meanwhile Rahm & the boys
Do business as usual
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DrDan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-06-10 08:08 AM
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3. wouldn't happen without the support of his boss
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WhiteTara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-06-10 10:50 AM
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4. and there you have it. n/t
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jwirr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-06-10 12:10 PM
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5. Think of all the jobs that the military could offer/with health care if
they were doing this instead of a private contractor. Time to fire the outside companies and go back to KP.
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