Ambassador Patrick Kennedy has finally delivered his assessment of the State Department’s relationship with security contractors in Iraq to Condoleezza Rice. Behind closed doors yesterday, the ambassador, who was tasked with making a comprehensive review of State’s contractors following the Nisour Square shooting, told the secretary of state that there were serious problems “with virtually every aspect of the departmentâs security practices, especially in and around Baghdad, where Blackwater has responsibility,” reports The New York Times.
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