State Department Protection Racket
The US Department of State under the obliging leadership of Condolezza Rice refused to provide a Congressional investigating committee with official documents detailing extensive corruption within the Iraq government. It also intervened on behalf of Blackwater International, telling them NOT TO reveal anything to Congress or the courts about their duties and operations in Iraq--which they claim is a "state secret." As the public outcry grows against using "national security" to cover for illegal and criminal acts, Congress and the Courts seem strangely unwilling or impotent to rein in administration high handedness. It's no wonder that the public's approval rating of Congress has fallen to the lowest rate in history--29%, even lower than Bush's 33% approval rating.
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http://www.rense.com/general78/deso.htm
