As Gods: Spreading American Values Across The World

Stunning green eyes, golden hair, and a sweet, carefree smile, Jamie Leigh Jones looks as though her picture would be at home on a magazine cover.  One can imagine the Houston native’s accent, the “yalls” and the slow drawls, as well as the sun filtering through her blonde curls as she...

Blackwater Immunity Deal Typewritten on Guards’ Statements

ABC claims an exclusive in obtaining the text of the immunity deal “included at the beginning of the Blackwater guards’ sworn statements.” Yet, the State Department has been claiming its Senior Officials in Washington were completely unaware of the deal.  Huh?  You mean to tell me that...

CNN Punked Me on Blackwater-Immunity

Earlier, I posted on a CNN report that claimed a Senior State Department Official was now saying the Blackwater guards were not given an immunity deal. CNN, without any acknowledgment of a revision, has now changed the story 180 degrees. The lede paragraphs now read: No blanket immunity deal was offered to...

Blackwater Immunity UPDATE: Anonymous Official Says No Immunity Offered

This story is getting stranger by the minute. CNN reports: No immunity deal was offered to Blackwater USA guards for their statements regarding a shootout in Iraq last month that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead, a senior State Department official told CNN Tuesday. The statement contradicts comments made Monday...

Pick Me … Pick Me … I Gave Immunity to Blackwater

The New York Times has weighed in on the Blackwater-Immunity controversy. Tucked away in the piece is this little doozy: Spokesmen for the State and Justice Departments would not comment on the matter. A State Department official said, “If there’s any truth to this story, then the decision was made without...