"Give The LAT What We Can & Then Dump The Rest On Blackwater": State Dept Official-2 Years Ago

[kpete]

Condoleeza Rice:

"Thank God we have them so that we can move around."


Even as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended her department's oversight of private security contractors, new evidence surfaced Thursday that the U.S. sought to conceal details of Blackwater shootings of Iraqi civilians more than two years ago.

In one instance, internal e-mails show that State Department officials tried to deflect a 2005 Los Angeles Times inquiry into an alleged killing of an Iraqi civilian by Blackwater guards.

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"Give (the Los Angeles Times) what we can and then dump the rest on Blackwater," one State Department official wrote to another in the e-mails... "We can't win this one."

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The "findings of the investigation are to remain off-limits to the reporter." Another recommended that there be no mention of the existence of a criminal investigation since such a reference would "raise questions and issues."

more at:
http://cliffschecter.bravenewfilms.org/blog/17080-u-s-hid-details-of-2005-blackwater-shootings

[spanone]

1. how high does the pile of crimes have to get.....IMPEACH NOW

[MNDemNY]

2. No BJ, no impeachment. Thems the rules.

[Wilms]

3. .