Blackwater diverts contracts intended for small businesses


	Blackwater diverts contracts intended for small businesses

masbury

7-29-2008 11:36 PM

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corruption

masbury says:

$200M company gets SBA contracts designed to help $6.5M companies.

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7-30-2008 9:04 AM

cptenaud

It is like they want to destroy this country from within.

7-30-2008 9:17 AM

LoPhatt

The only thing that can wash a hand is another hand. We need to get washing.

7-30-2008 11:01 AM

bmeuppls

It's Blackwater related, it must be evil...

sarc off

7-30-2008 1:50 PM

LoPhatt

Isn't Blackwater known for doing our "Dirty Work".
You know like the song says 'dirty deeds done dirt cheap', of which we have yet to see the real cost. So, yes that would be a logical deduction. The answer is evil, so you are right sarc off.

7-30-2008 8:35 PM

Kelika

Follow the money.....

7-31-2008 6:22 AM

LoPhatt

follow the politician...

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