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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 Blackwaters 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.
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
paid millions illegal and paid for that horrid 1st person shooter game one of my friends
Suji to Seoul
Jul 2012
#3
KT2000
(20,602 posts)1. of all people - Blackwater
I think I am going to be sick.
gael
(35 posts)2. You are now going to be sick?
little late, many dead, and you and I paid for this.
BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)4. Glad to see you at the party
even if you are a "little late."
Suji to Seoul
(2,035 posts)3. paid millions illegal and paid for that horrid 1st person shooter game one of my friends
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.