We Like Blackwater

We (the Administration) likes Blackwater. Obviously. In fact, they REALLY like Blackwater.  Proof? Sure.

Bush Administration Promised Blackwater Immunity Over Shooting Of 17 Iraqis

The State Department promised Blackwater USA bodyguards immunity from prosecution in its investigation of last month's deadly shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians, The Associated Press has learned. As a result, it will likely be months before the United States can--if ever-- [...]

Then, there's the definitive Blackwater post right here:

Blackwater's 99 Problems

For a company that was supposed to be outside the law, investigations of Blackwater have been proliferating like wild ever since the September 16th Nisour Square shooting, which left seventeen Iraqis dead. The number has been growing so fast, in fact, that we lost count. So we decided to catch up. Here, then, is our rundown of the ongoing investigations that have been reported. If we miss one, let [...]

UPDATE: Today, quick backpeddling.. Who ya gonna believe?

Blackwater not offered immunity, official says

No immunity deal was offered to Blackwater USA guards for their statements regarding a shootout in Iraq last month that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead, a senior State Department official told CNN Tuesday. Blackwater contractors take part in a firefight in [...]

LATER: Well, kinda not so much..

Oh Madame Secretary...?

In an email to Laura Rozen and Jeff Lomonaco this morning, I predicted Henry Waxman would be mightily interested in the news that the Blackwater guards involved in the September 16 shooting had been granted immunity. In any [...]

Further clarification follows, if you consider obfuscation to be clarification:

State Defends Immunity Deal for Blackwater Guards

Since news broke yesterday that the State Department had offered immunity deals to the Blackwater guards involved in the September 16th Nisour Square shooting, which left seventeen Iraqis dead, inquiries from Democrats have mounted, and the State Department has evidently been scrambling to respond. And it's evident what their response is: at least we didn't offer absolute, blanket immunity to the guards from prosecution. As part of the PR offensive, [...]

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