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Odd. I thought the investigation would start with the domestic corrupt practices that allowed them to go to Iraq in the first place.57Coastie wrote:Blackwater is being investigated concerning possible violation of FCPA (or, perhaps more likely, conspiracy to violate FCPA) in its dealings with Iraqi authorities.
I wish it had, chabouk. I wish it had. We still apparently have as many mercenaries over there as we do troops -- not just Blackwater (pardon me, Xe) but outfits like KBR who do the cooking and KP. In my day our armed forces were self-sufficient. In classic terms, notwithstanding Washington blather about "trimming down," we have close to twice as many Americans "engaged" as the Pentagon owns up to.chabouk wrote:Odd. I thought the investigation would start with the domestic corrupt practices that allowed them to go to Iraq in the first place.57Coastie wrote:Blackwater is being investigated concerning possible violation of FCPA (or, perhaps more likely, conspiracy to violate FCPA) in its dealings with Iraqi authorities.