Lawmaker (Rep. Henry Waxman ) says Rice interfered with Iraq inquiry

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Lawmaker says Rice interfered with Iraq inquiry
By Sue Pleming
5 minutes ago


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading Democratic lawmaker on Tuesday accused Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of interfering in congressional inquiries into corruption in Iraq's government and the activities of U.S. security firm Blackwater.

Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman said State Department officials had told the Oversight and Government Reform Committee he chairs they could not provide details of corruption in Iraq's government unless the information was treated as a "state secret" and not revealed to the public.

"You are wrong to interfere with the committee's inquiry," Waxman said in a letter to Rice. "The State Department's position on this matter is ludicrous," added Waxman, a vocal opponent of the Bush administration's Iraq policies.

But State Department spokesman Tom Casey said there seemed to have been a "misunderstanding" over the issue and all the information requested by Congress had either been provided or was in the process of being provided.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070926/pl_nm/iraq_rice_dc_2

[The Wielding Truth]

1. Throw her in jail. Do not stop Do not pass go Do not collect $200

[immoderate]

2. Soon these people will testify with a bag over their head.

"...in the process of being provided."

Yeah let's hold our breath...

--IMM