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Craig_Langford

(48 posts)
Mon Jul 16, 2012, 11:32 PM Jul 2012

Blackwater illegally paid millions in taxpayer money

http://rt.com/usa/news/blackwater-security-iri-report-300/

For half a decade, American taxpayers unknowingly spent millions of dollars every year to fund private security agency Blackwater’s so-called “democracy building” missions in Iraq.

A new report completed by the US State Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors Office of Inspector General shines light on a travesty involving the massive misuse of public funds.

Between 2004 and 2009, millions of dollars in taxpayer monies could have been saved had the International Republican Institute — a bipartisan, nonprofit organization chaired by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) — used their federal funding more efficiently. Instead, however, the IRI handed over massive sums of money to the Blackwater security group so that they could send armed guards to Iraq.
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Blackwater illegally paid millions in taxpayer money (Original Post) Craig_Langford Jul 2012 OP
of all people - Blackwater KT2000 Jul 2012 #1
You are now going to be sick? gael Jul 2012 #2
Glad to see you at the party BlueToTheBone Jul 2012 #4
paid millions illegal and paid for that horrid 1st person shooter game one of my friends Suji to Seoul Jul 2012 #3
 

Suji to Seoul

(2,035 posts)
3. paid millions illegal and paid for that horrid 1st person shooter game one of my friends
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 03:55 AM
Jul 2012

told me was "TOTALLY AWESOME" in college.

Gagging doesn't begin to describe my feelings about Blackwater, XE, Academi or whatever asswipe name they change to this week to hide their corrupt, murdering past.

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