Believe it or not, sometime this week, President Bush is expected to authorize the CIA to torture and abuse detainees and prisoners. Seriously. Presented with a bill - passed by Congress - that would make it clear that the CIA cannot waterboard detainees, force prisoners to perform sexual acts, or employ many other objectionable interrogation "techniques," Bush has pledged to veto the legislation.
Read more »Tell Bush: Don’t Veto Torture Ban
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Blackwater: The Shadow Army
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No one knows for sure, but it's believed that as much as 40% of the military budget goes to private contractors including private armies.
There are thousands of private mercenaries operating on behalf of the US in Iraq and elsewhere around the world. Nearly 1,000 have been killed in Iraq alone, but their casualties are not counted. Nor has Congress been able to discover exactly how many mercenaries the US employs there.
Read more »The Coming War with Iran- Analysis by Pat Buchanan
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Pat Buchanan highlights the various facts and moves by the President, Vice President, Congress, Israel, Iraq, Iran, and other parties whose actions all point to a coming inevitable war with Iran.
Read more »John Bolton: We Must Bomb Iran Now
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John Bolton: Bolton "I think this is a case where the use of military force against a training camp to show the Iranians we’re not going to tolerate this is really the most prudent thing to do. Then the ball would be in Iran’s court to draw the appropriate lesson to stop harming our troops."
Read more »Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan
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Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan will feature testimony from U.S. veterans who served in those occupations, giving an accurate account of what is really happening day in and day out, on the ground.
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