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Key senator plans to lambast Blackwater actions in Afghanistan |
2010-02-24 |
Careful there, Levin. This kind of thing has been tried before. And they might fight back. The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee plans to unleash a withering attack Wednesday on private contractors working for the company formerly known as Blackwater in Afghanistan, accusing them of flouting regulations and endangering the U.S. mission. Key to beating the Taliban in Afghanistan will be the ability of U.S. forces to win support from the Afghan people, many of whom do not distinguish between U.S. contractors and the U.S. military, Sen. Carl Levin will say, according to an advance text of his remarks. "If we are going to win that struggle, we need to know that our contractor personnel are adequately screened, supervised and held accountable -- because in the end, the Afghan people will hold us responsible for their actions," the Michigan Democrat will say. "If we don't fix the problems of oversight and make sure contractors like Blackwater play by the rules and live up to their commitments -- we'll be doing a disservice to our troops by making their already difficult and dangerous job even more so." Though more than 100,000 contractors operate for a variety of contractors in Afghanistan, Levin singled out Paravant, a company that had "no meaningful distinction" from the company formerly known as Blackwater, which is currently known as Xe Services, he said in the advance text. |
Posted by:gorb |
#8 Seems to me that Blackwater has delivered much-needed ammo to our troops at times, too. |
Posted by: gorb 2010-02-24 20:45 |
#7 Blackwater and war crimes? Are they counting when they airlifted Alan Grayson back to the United States earlier this week? |
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-02-24 16:33 |
#6 Is Levin playing to the muslims back in Michigan? He's not up for re-election for awhile. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2010-02-24 14:45 |
#5 Hey, it is about time to stop beating this horse. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2010-02-24 14:41 |
#4 i would like too see the senator tell the man , who is pissed off,with AK 47 too stop |
Posted by: chris 2010-02-24 13:29 |
#3 |
Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2010-02-24 12:28 |
#2 I went through the whole article because the headline said, "key senator". I am still trying to find the name of that senator. All I see is a moron for a senator. |
Posted by: Art 2010-02-24 09:25 |
#1 Levin cited a December 9, 2008, shooting at the U.S. military's range at Camp Darulaman during which a Paravant program manager carrying an AK-47 got on the back of a moving car, then shot and wounded a Paravant trainer on his team when the car hit a bump, Levin said. More commonly referred to as an "accidental discharge." He was the boss, and he was fired. Next please. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2010-02-24 07:54 |