Reply #9: Kooky has other recusal problems (#9)

[Kibitzer 2006]

It appears that the next day Kooky also had to recused himself from any investigation into the Baghdad embassy fiasco. Via TPMMuckraker:

The Justice Department is bringing new attention to the "potential criminal activity," poor planning, and faulty construction in the massive $736 million development of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. During testimony at the House Oversight Committee, State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard revealed that one of the individuals under investigation is James L. Golden, who oversees the embassy construction project but was barred from Iraq earlier this year after he was suspected of altering evidence after a mortar attack. Meanwhile, Krongard has recused himself from involving himself in any investigation in the matter. (Washington Post)

So let's see: He can't be involved in the Blackwater investigation, nor the embassy investigation. So what is left for the Inspector General to inspect? Maybe the IG position at the State Department is one of those examples of bloated government, and ought to be eliminated (or at least its current occupant ought to be sent back to Baltimore).

Thanks again Earl. We'll miss your insights next week.

--Kibitzer