Blackwater is being investigated by the State Department?

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Should we be worried?

Reported on CNN. State Department being sent to investigate the Blackwater shooting incident. "State Department's Point Man Heads to Iraq."

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1. State Dept. intercedes in Blackwater probe

State Dept. intercedes in Blackwater probe

A House panel reveals a letter telling the firm not to disclose information about its Iraq operations without the administration's OK.
By Peter Spiegel, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
September 26, 2007

WASHINGTON -- The State Department has interceded in a congressional investigation of Blackwater USA, the private security firm accused of killing Iraqi civilians last week, ordering the company not to disclose information about its Iraq operations without approval from the Bush administration, according to documents revealed Tuesday.{emphsis mine}

In a letter sent to a senior Blackwater executive Thursday, a State Department contracting official ordered the company "to make no disclosure of the documents or information" about its work in Iraq without permission.

The letter and other documents were released Tuesday by Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles), whose House committee has launched wide-ranging investigations into contractor abuses and corruption in Iraq.

The State Department order and other steps it has taken to limit congressional access to information have set up a confrontation between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Waxman, who has repeatedly accused the State Department of impeding his inquiries.

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-blackwater26sep26,1,5892876.story?coll=la-news-a_section&ctrack=1&cset=true

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3. Did Condi Rice ever work for the State Department?

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8. I don't know, I always thought she was an oil tanker until I got involved

with politics after Election Theft 2004. I used to be very apathetic about politics, though I did go down and vote for the Dem presidential candidate every 4 years and voted in some local elections because we got a half a day off work if we wanted to go vote...

Selection 2000 opened my eyes a little bit. I would have bet a million bucks that Gee DUHbya would NEVER be president and I couldn't believe that he won.

September 11, 2001 I was putting a roof on the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Fayetteville, Ga when I heard that we were under attack. My first thought was "what the F**K has Bush done now???".

Sometimes I wish I was still politcally ignorant because what I've learned about our government since I've been here has just totally changed my whole life, right down to my core thinking and world view.

[DrDan]

6. I feel better. . . Condi and the State Department are now

in charge of the investigation . . . and disclosure of information . . .

We should be getting the full story any day now . . .

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7. Isn't this government absurd?

[rodeodance]

2. yeah I noted that last week----State funds blackwater. Fox gurading chichencoop.

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4. ..... that's like Charlie Manson investigating the murder of

Sharon Tate isn't it?

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5. Very apropos.

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9. Whitewashed and buried.

Never to be heard of again, they hope. "That question is offensive, Helen, and it's not appropriate for me to comment due to the ongoing investigation."

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10. What will stop them in their tracks, is that video.

I still don't understand why it didn't make it on the net, yet.

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12. I fear maybe if we haven't seen it so far we're not going to.

I have to wonder if it's been confiscated, never to be seen again.

[MiniMe]

11. Uh-huh. Sure.

*wink wink* don't tell us any of the bad things, lie if you have to.

Now, have you done anything bad in Iraq? No? OK. Investigation over.

[tanyev]

13. Condi's just taking care of her Blackwater guys.