State’s scapegoat for Blackwater
After 36 years of service, Condoleezza Rice suddenly discovers incompetence that no one preceding her deemed intolerable?
State Department Official Resigns in Wake of Blackwater Criticism
The assistant secretary of state, who oversaw diplomatic security, submitted his resignation in the wake of a report critical of his handling of Blackwater security contractors, according to State Department spokesman Sean McCormack.
Ambassador Richard Griffin told his staff earlier today he would be submitting his resignation to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Griffin’s resignation follows the release yesterday of a State Department review that found serious problems with the operations of the Diplomatic Security Service, which Griffin oversaw, including lax oversight of private security contractors, including Blackwater USA.
The review panel found the Diplomatic Security Service did not have enough agents and needed better Arabic language skills and cultural awareness.
The panel was appointed by Secretary Rice to review “the State Department’s handling of security practices in Iraq,” following a Sept. 16, 2007 incident involving Blackwater security guards in which 17 Iraqi civilians died.
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