State Dept. tried to hide Blackwater’s piece of $10 billion contract: report

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/10/state-dept-hide-blackwater-contract/


Contract comes despite Sec. Clinton's pledge to ban 'private mercenary firms'

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On Thursday, the State Department announced the winners of a tender to protect security services to diplomatic missions around the world, including the US's massive embassy in Iraq. The name Xe Services -- Blackwater's current name -- doesn't appear in the contract, but the name International Development Solutions does.

Spencer Ackerman reports at Wired.com that International Development Solutions is a shell company set up by Blackwater in partnership with engineering firm Kaseman to run US Training Center, a Blackwater subsidiary

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"From this war's very beginning, this administration has permitted thousands of heavily-armed military contractors to march through Iraq without any law or court to rein them in or hold them accountable," Clinton said in a statement. "These private security contractors have been reckless and have compromised our mission in Iraq. The time to show these contractors the door is long past due."
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so who stood on Hillary's neck? who duck taped her mouth?

[Bitwit1234]

1. I think we need to get rid

of the Bush republicans in charge of all government agencies. They are causing the same things to happen that did during Bush' illegal reign.

[ensho]

3. true - they placed neo cons in every govt. dept.

nt

[Enrique]

6. Robert Gates is leaving soon

we should consider a Democratic replacement for him.

[ClarkUSA]

2. I doubt DLC Hillary "Lobbyists Are People, Too" is a victim here. She's simply a hypocrite. nt

[avaistheone1]

9. Seems like we have a lot of them in this admin

through and through.

[blm]

4. Says one thing in a crumbtoss to the left while doing the bidding of BushInc and MIC.

No neocon hawk should have been tapped for Sec of State.

To the WH: I support you, but, it was STILL a bad appointment, Mr. President.

[ensho]

5. I don't think Hillary does the bidding of the neo cons

nt

[mod mom]

7. no just the neo-libs. Virtually the same-love war mongers & corporations.

[blm]

8. Can you name one time HRC/Bill weren't on the same war page as Lieberman?

Or as Bush during his two terms?

[Beacool]

10. Of course Hillary acts independently of the president.

I'm sure that Obama does not know about this and she has gone rogue.

Right.......

:eyes:

Nonetheless, feel free to continue with the Clinton bashing. It's par for the course around here.

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