Kerry, Casey Urge State Department to Drop Blackwater

[globalvillage]

WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senators John Kerry (D-MA), incoming Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee and Bob Casey (D-PA), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, today again urged the State Department to drop Blackwater Worldwide as a private security contractor for American diplomats in Iraq. An internal State Department report released today raised the concern that the Iraqi government may remove Blackwater's license to operate inside Iraq.

On June 5, Sen. Kerry wrote to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice questioning the Department of State's decision to renew its contract with Blackwater. On July 30, 2008, Senators Kerry and Casey together sent another letter to Rice questioning the future of private security contractors in Iraq in the wake of Blackwater's recent decision to shift its focus away from private security contracting.

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