Hmmm, this smells pretty bad.
It's a huge story, but I still don't feel quite up to the task of an in-depth opinion piece on the whole Blackwater imbroglio. The story is very dense, and only partially exposed so far, but not much of it looks good. And when a high-ranking State Department official has a brother who is a board member, and seemingly lots of evidence in both directions for preferential treatment. . .I think the administration may have a powder keg on their hands here.
[Excerpt]
State Dept official's brother linked to Blackwater
The State Department's top investigator recused himself on Wednesday from probes into the Blackwater security firm after discovering -- during a break in a congressional hearing -- that his brother was connected with the company.
Howard Krongard, who began a hearing of Rep. Henry Waxman's government oversight committee by denying the "ugly rumors" that his brother "Buzzy" was linked to Blackwater, returned after a recess to say he had just contacted his brother and learned he had attended a Blackwater advisory board meeting. . .
Read more at: Reuters
It's a huge story, but I still don't feel quite up to the task of an in-depth opinion piece on the whole Blackwater imbroglio. The story is very dense, and only partially exposed so far, but not much of it looks good. And when a high-ranking State Department official has a brother who is a board member, and seemingly lots of evidence in both directions for preferential treatment. . .I think the administration may have a powder keg on their hands here.
[Excerpt]
State Dept official's brother linked to Blackwater
The State Department's top investigator recused himself on Wednesday from probes into the Blackwater security firm after discovering -- during a break in a congressional hearing -- that his brother was connected with the company.
Howard Krongard, who began a hearing of Rep. Henry Waxman's government oversight committee by denying the "ugly rumors" that his brother "Buzzy" was linked to Blackwater, returned after a recess to say he had just contacted his brother and learned he had attended a Blackwater advisory board meeting. . .Read more at: Reuters
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