Reports of Blackwater immunity deal embarrass Rice

[ProSense]

Reports of Blackwater immunity deal embarrass Rice

by Sylvie Lanteaume

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Reports that State Department investigators offered an immunity deal to security guards accused of shooting dead 17 Iraqis dealt an embarrassing blow to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday.

According to the Washington Post, FBI agents now investigating the Baghdad shootings involving the Blackwater security firm are barred from using any of the information obtained during an earlier State Department probe.

One law enforcement official told the Post that some of the Blackwater guards had refused interviews with the Federal Bureau of Investigation which took over the investigation this month, citing the earlier immunity promises.

The move is set to reignite the controversy in the Iraqi capital over the September 16 shootings and the role of private security firms such as Blackwater USA in the war-torn country.

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She's got a lot to be embarrassed about.

[11 Bravo]

1. Surely you are joking.

No sentient being can possibly believe that ANY member of this misadministration is even remotely capable of feeling shame.

[SeattleGirl]

8. I don't think she's embarrassed about the immunity thing; she's just

embarrassed at being caught.

[Bluebear]

2. The writer assumes Rice can feel shame.

[crickets]

3. How is it possible to refuse an interview with the FBI?

Is the State Department authorized to offer immunity? Why would they do so? The whole thing stinks.

[ProSense]

4. Kick! n//t

[Solly Mack]

5. I doubt she's embarrassed by it

More like put off she even has to deal with it and pretend she gives a fuck

[mtnester]

7. My guess? She was once again

over-ridden or left OUT of the loop...thus her sense of shame (if that is what it is)

[DearAbby]

6. uh oh

[malaise]

9. Cafferty is brilliant on this tonight

Bravo Jack.