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t r u t h o u t | US General Accuses Bush Administration of War Crimes
Posted by okami from Truth Out
Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba (now retired) served as the deputy commanding general for support for the Third Army for ten months in Kuwait during the early days of the Iraq occupation. In a statement released today, he bluntly accuses the Bush administration of war crimes and lays down a challenge for prosecution.
Mr. Bush v. the Bill of Rights - Editorial - NYTimes.com
Posted by okami from New York Times
In the waning months of his tenure, President Bush and his allies are once again trying to scare Congress into expanding the president's powers to spy on Americans without a court order.
Right Web | Pentagon Reined in Cheney's Plans for Iran Strikes
Posted by okami
Pentagon officials firmly opposed a proposal by Vice President Dick Cheney last summer for airstrikes against Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) bases by insisting that the administration would have to make clear decisions about how far the United States would go in escalating the conflict with Iran, according to a former George W. Bush administration official.
Institute for Policy Studies: Iraq War Entering Year Six: Multiple Crises Rising in Middle East
Posted by okami
Gaza is under murderous assault and the United States is escalating regional threats while pushing new sanctions against Iran.
Nine WWI Vets Survive Worldwide
Posted by okami from Military
Following the death of the Italian-French war veteran Lazare Ponticelli, a total of nine men who served in their countries' armed forces during World War I are known to be still alive around the world.
National security agencies have failed in Iraq, Afghanistan (3/10/08) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com
Posted by okami from GovExec
America's national security institutions have failed and the military has been left holding the bag in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan, conducting nation-building tasks for which it is ill-suited, according to the final report of a House Armed Services Committee panel established in 2007 to examine military roles and missions.
Rapid Pentagon Report on Saddam's Iraq Censored?
Posted by okami from Blogs.abcnews
ABC News' Jonathan Karl Reports: The Bush Administration apparently does not want a U.S. military study that found no direct connection between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda to get any attention. This morning, the Pentagon cancelled plans to send out a press release announcing the report's release and will no longer make the report available online.
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National security agencies have failed in Iraq, Afghanistan (3/10/08) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com
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