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09-26-2007, 10:23 AM
House Panel Says Rice Is Hindering Its Work
Blackwater, Corruption in Iraq at Issue
By Karen DeYoung
Washington Post
Wednesday, September 26, 2007; A15
An ongoing battle between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and a House committee investigating Iraqi government corruption and the activities of the Blackwater security firm erupted into another skirmish yesterday as Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) accused Rice of interfering with the committee's work and preventing administration and Blackwater officials from providing pertinent information.
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Interviews with the officials were finally scheduled for yesterday, but on Monday night, Waxman's letter said, the State Department sent an e-mail warning the committee of "redlines" that should not be crossed in the unclassified sessions. They included: "broad statements/assessments which judge or characterize the quality of Iraqi governance or the ability/determination of the Iraqi government to deal with corruption, including allegations that investigations were thwarted/stifled for political reasons; [and] statements/allegations concerning actions by specific individuals, such as the Prime Minister or other [Government of Iraq] officials, or regarding investigations of such officials."
"The scope of this prohibition is breathtaking," Waxman wrote to Rice, describing yesterday's staff interview with Vincent Foulk of the State Department's Office of Accountability and Transparency as "virtually worthless." The committee has scheduled a hearing for tomorrow on Iraqi government corruption.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/25/AR2007092502447_pf.html
The German NAZIs got nothing on bimbo Condi.
At least she shows how UGLY face of a police state might get.
Blackwater, Corruption in Iraq at Issue
By Karen DeYoung
Washington Post
Wednesday, September 26, 2007; A15
An ongoing battle between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and a House committee investigating Iraqi government corruption and the activities of the Blackwater security firm erupted into another skirmish yesterday as Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) accused Rice of interfering with the committee's work and preventing administration and Blackwater officials from providing pertinent information.
. . . .
Interviews with the officials were finally scheduled for yesterday, but on Monday night, Waxman's letter said, the State Department sent an e-mail warning the committee of "redlines" that should not be crossed in the unclassified sessions. They included: "broad statements/assessments which judge or characterize the quality of Iraqi governance or the ability/determination of the Iraqi government to deal with corruption, including allegations that investigations were thwarted/stifled for political reasons; [and] statements/allegations concerning actions by specific individuals, such as the Prime Minister or other [Government of Iraq] officials, or regarding investigations of such officials."
"The scope of this prohibition is breathtaking," Waxman wrote to Rice, describing yesterday's staff interview with Vincent Foulk of the State Department's Office of Accountability and Transparency as "virtually worthless." The committee has scheduled a hearing for tomorrow on Iraqi government corruption.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/25/AR2007092502447_pf.html
The German NAZIs got nothing on bimbo Condi.
At least she shows how UGLY face of a police state might get.