Oh, ok……another “I didn’t know” story. Either this is the biggest bunch of idiots in the history of the world…….or the biggest bunch of liars. Either way…..we need to get rid of them ALL.

The lawyer for State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard asked on Saturday that he not be called to testify before Congress on discrepancies between his statements and those of his brother over the brother’s ties to the Blackwater security firm.

“There is no legitimate purpose to be gained by publicly pitting two brothers against each other,” Barbara Van Gelder wrote in a letter to Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the government oversight panel.

The two brothers had differing recollections about whether Alvin “Buzzy” Krongard told Howard Krongard he was taking an advisory board position with Blackwater, which protects U.S. diplomats and other State Department officials in Iraq. Howard recalled Alvin stating he was not taking the position, and Alvin recalled saying he was taking it, the lawyer wrote.

“Alvin does not claim to have ever made any effort to inform Howard of the Blackwater position despite its obvious relevance to Howard’s oversight responsibilities,” Van Gelder wrote. The letter asked Waxman not to hold the hearing.

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