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Uproar Over Blackwater Escalates« Thread Started on Nov 16, 2007, 7:40pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Uproar Over Blackwater EscalatesDemocrats Seek Removalof State's Inspector General As Firm Remains DefiantBy AUGUST COLE and ANDY PASZTORNovember 16, 2007read at source> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1195177 ... news_wsjAs Blackwater Worldwide faced criticism for recruiting an advisory board member who is the brother of the State Department's top watchdog, the private security company responded with its trademark defiance, saying the arrangement doesn't pose any ethical concerns.The latest Blackwater crisis continued to escalate yesterday, with Democrats pushing for State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard's removal, while Blackwater and the brother maintained they had done nothing wrong. Mr. Krongard recused himself from Blackwater-related investigations Wednesday, after saying he had learned during a break in a congressional hearing that his brother, Alvin Krongard, had accepted a position on Blackwater's advisory board. Blackwater is under scrutiny for a Sept. 16 shooting incident in Baghdad that left 17 Iraqis dead.