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IRAQ: THE LEGACY OF DECEPTION AND ITS COSTS

Posted on02. Jan, 2012 by .

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George Tenet; Cashes in on Iraq

The CIA was determined to control the agenda for the advantage of the United States, however. And so quietly through my back channel, we undertook a proactive, covert dialogue over exactly what concessions Iraq would offer the United States, in exchange for lifting the sanctions. As a long-time opponent of sanctions myself, I was eager [...]

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A Dangerous Woman: Indefinite Detention at Carswell

Posted on12. Dec, 2011 by .

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President Obama must veto this bill or confess his hypocrisy as a champion of liberty. And members of Congress who support military detentions or the Patriot Act must be targeted for defeat in 2012. By Susan Lindauer Some things are unforgivable in a democracy. A bill moving through Congress, authorizing the military to imprison American [...]

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Emperor George And The Lost War In Iraq

Posted on18. Oct, 2011 by .

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By Susan Lindauer, Once upon a time there was a President named George who wanted to be Emperor. (Not a bad idea. He was a lousy President. He really needed a different job.) President George had traveled to Mexico—once. So he figured the whole world was pretty much like Texas. He thought about it for, [...]

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Libya: David Cameron’s 2 Billion Pound Nightmare

Posted on30. Sep, 2011 by .

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Does this child have any future? Who is responsible?

By Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey What do you get when a wannabe imperialist invents a war to get out of trouble at home, straying into deep waters that he neither controls nor understands, getting embroiled in an internecine tribal conflict that spins out of control? The answer to this question is the place where the UK’s David [...]

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War Crimes: Insanity Of The Sane

Posted on21. Sep, 2011 by .

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Abu Gharib Prisoner Smeared with Feces

Welcome to Boston, Mr. Rumsfeld. You Are Under Arrest. by Ralph LopezFollow (note: some graphic images, mild compared to what is coming out.) Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has been stripped of legal immunity for acts of torture against US citizens authorized while he was in office.   The 7th Circuit made the ruling [...]

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CIA Knew About 9/11

Posted on16. Sep, 2011 by .

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The Terrifying Story of the Patriot Act and the Cover Ups of 9/11 and Iraq What if the government decided to invent a great lie to sell a disastrous war and a questionable anti-terrorism policy? What would happen to the Assets who know the truth? Former CIA Asset, Susan Lindauer, provides an extraordinary first-hand account [...]

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