U.S. State Department Publicly Dismissed The Threat Of The Islamic State, But Privately Increased Their Own Security

State Department Downplayed Islamic State Threat, Privately Ramped Up Security -- Washington Times

Defense contractor task order illustrates growing alarm over Islamic State militants’ advance

Weeks before the State Department assured Americans that things were operating “normally” at its consulate in the Kurdish capital of Erbil in August, concerned procurement officials were quietly saying the advance of militants of the Islamic State, also known as ISIL or ISIS, meant the government needed to shell out tens of millions of dollars to counter a “rapidly deteriorating” security situation.

On a no-bid basis, the State Department nearly doubled the size of a task order to defense contractor Triple Canopy, which had been hired to train Iraqi security forces but was asked to now perform diplomatic security and guard services.

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My Comment: One more reason on why no one should trust what the U.S. government says.