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Tuesday, October 2, 2007 12:00 AM

Blackwater by the numbers

A congressional memo looks into the private security contractor's activities in Iraq, the State Department's responses and taxpayer costs.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2007 12:41 PM

Who is getting a rake?

Truth be known, I'll bet democrats are sharing in any corruption that might be going on. The difference is that none of our colleges, public schools, national newspapers besides the Wall Street Jounal or news networks except Fox News are going to look into any wrong doing by Democrats. There appears to be plenty of wrong doings by Harry Reid but non of the above want to pursue it. Big mouth Harry Reid. Hypocrit if there ever was one.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 09:19 AM

Priceless...

A picture/chart is worth a Billion ($$$) words. Read between the lines and you can make out the word "corruption".

How do I get a DOD contract for local street security in my neighborhood? I got a fierce watch dog that sleeps all day. Kinda like a DOD-IG...

Don't forget to feed your free-range chickens.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 07:40 AM

protecting diplomats

The report says there are three contractors (including Blackwater) to protect the diplomats of the State Dept. Yet I see no evidence that we have diplomats in Iraq. There is no sign of any push for cease fire, truce, armistice, bringing factions together, peace, peace iniatives, etc. Our technique in dealing with other countries seems to be bomb first, and then what?

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 04:34 AM

Let's be honest they are not contractors, they are mercvenaries

When will this country learn. Sending mercenaries into a country to terrorize the population is not exactly the best way to win the hearts and minds of the citizens.

Maybe we will be classified as a terrorist organization. It is all a matter of perspective?

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 03:46 AM

Money?

Over a billion dollars!

There's plenty more where that came from.

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