Whew! Friday evening. And, not a moment too soon. After a day full of deadlines, it's great to see the evening arrive. The weekend promises to be as busy as most, but the weather is supposed to be decent. Still trying to get a fall application of fertilizer and weed killer on the front lawn. We'll see. If the showers truly are "isolated" (as forecast), I might get it done!
We're kicking things off tonight with Blackwater, our lucrative outsourced military.
Bad news is putting it mildly. The military has investigated the two notorious September 16th shooting incidents by Blackwater "security guards" in Baghdad, and they are placing all the blame squarely on Blackwater's "contractors" for the mayhem and death that ensued: (cont.) [...]
And, from over at Daily Kos, additional thoughts:
...Shocking, eh? Stay tuned for the administration to denounce Blackwater and announce that their government contracts have been revoked and that the killers will be prosecuted for murder. This will be followed by the announcement that the sky is green and [...]
And, from the Administration, cameras for an old friend -
Rice Implements New Rules For Blackwater
Following a preliminary report on the Sept. 16 shootings of several Iraqi civilians, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has ordered that all Blackwater convoys be outfitted with cameras. In addition, State Department security agents will accompany the convoys. Rice's order only applies to Blackwater, not to other State contractors in Iraq including [...]
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