State Dept. Granted Disgraced Blackwater Guards Immunity After Shootings

thinkprogress.org — While Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Congress last week she “regrets” the lack of oversight of Blackwater, she neglected to mention that she granted the Blackwater guards prosecutorial immunity after the shootings, while the Bush administration rushed to the security firm’s defense and even awarded the firm a new $92 million contract.