On Friday at 4:43 pm this report, regarding conflicting accounts from a State Department official and his own brother, hit the news wires. The most interesting part of this article is that Krongard, the official in jeopardy, “had begun the hearing by denying the “ugly rumors” that his brother was associated with the company, which is under scrutiny for a September 16 shooting incident in Baghdad in which 17 Iraqis were killed.” According to the article he then took a break and came back into the same exact room and recused himself from the probes into Blackwater.
This is a clear example of a Public Official so used to doing things the Bush/GOP way that he didn’t even bother to check his facts before taking part in a hearing of this magnitude. I’ll say that again, this is a clear example of a Public Official so used to doing things the Bush/GOP way that he didn’t even bother to check his facts before taking part in a hearing of this magnitude.
Did it sink in?
And Krongard is the man responsible for independent internal investigations of the State Department. Shocking? It gets worse, when told that his brother had already informed the panel that Krongard did know about his brother’s involvement he uttered this gem: “I am not my brother’s keeper.” Why is it that as soon as the shit hits the fan Republicans get all biblical? That’s a topic for another essay I suppose. And how quickly can Krongard throw his own brother under the bus? Pretty damn quick! Let’s have a round of applause for those Family Values we are always hearing about. I guess it has morphed now to: plunder, pillage, but don’t get caught or perhaps that’s what it always was.
Krongard(warning government site) used to work here. Buzzy used to run this (warning government site). When asked why he would want to join the CIA Buzzy responded with “I’m not sure this second career has anything to do with patriotism. It’s self-interest,*”
On Saturday Krongard’s lawyer spoke up and said the following on his client’s behalf:
waaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
Apparently Sunday was a day of rest. Things to ponder include what does this have to do with Rice? And why isn’t this intriguing story of corruption, scandal, war, and all the little people in between being discussed on the Corporate Media?
Waxman’s Memo pdf (gov’t link)
Special thanks to aek all over and night owl for helping with the research.
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