| Another Guardian hit piece. |
| "We'd like to see someone a little less competent..." |
Personnel from a private U.S. security firm in Afghanistan have engaged in ``aggressive behavior'' while protecting President Hamid Karzai, the State Department said Wednesday. Spokesman Richard Boucher said U.S. concerns about inappropriate activities by some guards from the firm, DynCorp, have been passed on to company officials. Mike Dickerson, of the Computer Sciences Corp., the parent company of DynCorp, said the firm's employees are working closely with State Department officials to do ``the best possible job in a very difficult, dangerous and challenging environment.'' He said the employees will continue to work closely with the State Department to adjust procedures as necessary, ``keeping in mind the utmost importance of the mission.''
| "Why don't you -- yeah, you, you skinny, pale, pencil-neck reporter -- why don't you try guarding the man for a day?" |
| But they're entirely too rough handling attempted assassins! |
The State Department's bureau of diplomatic security has been responsible for Karzai's protection since 2002. DynCorp personnel have assisted in that task but the State Department provides overall supervision. ``It's a very difficult mission. It's a very dangerous mission,'' Boucher said. Less than a month ago, Karzai was the target of an assassination attempt when a rocket was fired at his helicopter near the city of Gardez. He escaped injury. Afghan authorities say they have uncovered previous assassination plots against Karzai by an ``international terrorist group.''
| Ahah! SPECTRE, up to its old tricks again, is it? |
|