Episode 127 • • 51:22 - 53:42
127: Poppy Futures Blooming
Blackwater Contract Extension, Hillary Clinton SOS Act
The State Department extended a contract with Presidential Airways, a subsidiary of the company formerly known as Blackwater, to provide helicopter transport in Iraq. This extension occurs despite Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's previous campaign pledges to ban the use of private security contractors. The transition to DynCorp International has been delayed, necessitating the continued use of Blackwater assets.