By GottaLaff
Here's an idea. Block Blackwater, period:
Federal auditors on Monday put a stop to Army plans to award a $1 billion training program for Afghan police officers to the company formerly known as Blackwater, concluding that other companies were unfairly excluded from bidding on the job.DynCorp International Inc. protested because they weren't allowed to submit bids when training management went from State to the Army. Hey, somebody had to protest, and it's about time somebody was acknowledged.
Anybody. For any reason. At this point, the more blockage the better until these guys are blocked out of e-Xe-stence.
Now the bidding will begin again, and Blackwater will get another shot. Too bad.
But Carl Levin, who happens to be chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is speaking out. Kudos to him:
Levin cited a history of allegedly abusive behavior by the contractor's employees, including misappropriation of government weapons and hiring of workers with criminal records that included assault and drug offenses. He also accused managers of the private security company of lying to win lucrative jobs in Afghanistan.
And yet they're still allowed to be part of the bidding process.
"If this contract is re-bid and Blackwater is among the bidders, I hope that the Defense Department will take a close look at the company to determine if it is a suitable contracting partner for the U.S. government," [Levin] said.
Let's hope that starts the ball rolling on why we have anything dealings with these thugs. State Department, are you listening? Hillary?
Bueller?
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