Alan Grayson

Grayson: Even If Blackwater Saved Me From Coup, I Stand By Criticism Of Contractors

Justin Elliott | February 24, 2010, 2:15PM

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) and Blackwater training session

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL), who found himself caught in a coup in Niger last week, was flown out of the country on an aircraft that may have been operated by a Blackwater subsidiary, Mother Jones reported today.

But in a statement to TPMmuckraker, Grayson's spokesman says the congressman -- who has been a fiery critic of the privatization of American foreign policy -- still believes the use of profit-driven contractors can be deeply problematic.

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