Jeremy Scahill: Confronting Blackwater on its Killing of Iraqis

April 8th, 2008

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Last week, Jeremy spoke at a conference organized by NYU’s Center on Law and Security called "Privatizing Defense: Blackwater, Contractors, and American Security." Also present at the conference were Blackwater Worldwide vice president Martin Strong and a lawyer for Blackwater, David Hammond. At the conference, I confronted Strong on Blackwater’s killi…

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George W Bush Sewage Plant In S.F., With Your HELP

April 5th, 2008

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To dishonor George W. Bush, the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco is changing the name of the Oceanside Wastewater Treatment Facility. The group would like to rename the facility to the “George W Bush Sewage Plant.” Write In! If we can’t get the overdue rightful impeachment or immediate war crimes tribunals this is a helpful start.

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Massive Good Friday Sheriff’s Immigration RAID: Phoenix

March 21st, 2008

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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said he plans to dispatch nearly 200 deputies and armed posse members to the areas to patrol for possible criminal activity by illegal immigrants starting today.  March 21st 2008, ‘good’ Friday

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Nuri al-Maliki 3 strokes 72 hours in UK emergency treatment

December 30th, 2007

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US-installed Iraqi “Prime Minister” Nuri al-Maliki reportedly suffers three strokes within 72 hours prior to emergency evacuation to London. Health crisis comes as US reorients its Iraq policy against Shi’i clerical parties including al-Maliki’s.

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Iraqi Civilians incl. Children Mutilated by Coalition

September 8th, 2007

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US troops… an airborne landing in the village of ash-Shabab north of Baghdad on Wednesday…the Americans killed five villagers in the raid and then mutilated their bodies. The witnesses added that the Americans then killed another youth in at-Tarimiyah and cut off his limbs…those Americans were implementing policy that involved systematic mutilation of their victims…recently abducted a woman from at-Tarimiyah after imprisoning another woman from ad-Dulu‘iyah north of Baghdad.

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