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KBR workers in Iraq paid 50 cents an hour
While the United States spends billions on troop support in Iraq, the people serving the meals, scooping the ice cream, and washing the dishes make as little as 50 cents an hour. The U.S. military has paid Halliburton subsidiary KBR … Continue reading
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US civil rights group to sue CIA over secret prisons
US civil rights group to sue CIA over secret prisons A US civil rights groups says it is taking the CIA to court to stop the transportation of terror suspects to countries outside US legal authority. The American Civil Liberties … Continue reading
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If America Left Iraq
At some point—whether sooner or later—U.S. troops will leave Iraq. I have spent much of the occupation reporting from Baghdad, Kirkuk, Mosul, Fallujah, and elsewhere in the country, and I can tell you that a growing majority of Iraqis would … Continue reading
Torture, American-Style
There are two torture debates going on in America today: One is about fantasy, and the other is about reality. For viewers of TV shows such as “Commander in Chief” and “24,” the question is about ticking bombs. To find … Continue reading
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In the End, Torture Hurts Us
Each time I write anything objecting to the Bush administration’s use of torture, I get dozens of e-mails from self-styled “realists.” Some of my correspondents offer unprintable suggestions on punishments that should be meted out to people — like me, … Continue reading
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The illusion of phased withdrawal
A consensus is slowly building in the United States among both congressional Republicans and Democrats that a phased withdrawal of all US forces from Iraq will begin next year. Whether euphemized as “redeployment” or described frankly as withdrawal, the new … Continue reading
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Shake and Bake: United States should stop using white phosphorus in Iraq
Shake and Bake Let us pause and count the ways the conduct of the war in Iraq has damaged America’s image and needlessly endangered the lives of those in the military. First, multilateralism was tossed aside. Then the post-invasion fiasco … Continue reading
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High hopes, disillusionment among Iraqi women
Safia Taleb al-Souhail has ambitions to be Iraq’s first woman president one day. A month before a poll in which she hopes to win a parliamentary seat, the former exile is upbeat about women’s rights and democracy. She says the … Continue reading
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Bush’s fascist Valhalla
Bush’s fascist Valhalla The strategy to militarize the country is moving forward as planned despite apparent setbacks in Iraq. As the Washington Post reported on Nov. 27 the Dept of Defense is expanding its domestic surveillance activity to allow Pentagon … Continue reading
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Up in the Air: Where is the Iraq War Headed Next?
UP IN THE AIR: Where is the Iraq war headed next? by Seymour M. Hersh, New Yorker, Posted November 28, 2005 (for December 5, 2005 edition) In recent weeks, there has been widespread speculation that President George W. Bush, confronted by … Continue reading
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