Free Talk Live - Iraq

torture in Iraq video

davidfordhere — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:54:09 +0000

A 15-month investigation by the Guardian and BBC Arabic reveals how US colonel James Steele, a veteran of American proxy wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua, played a key role in training and overseeing US-funded special police commandos who ran a network of torture centres in Iraq.
• This is an edited version of a longer film. Watch our full-length film investigation about James Steele narrated by Dearbhla Molloy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/mar/06/james-steele-america-i...
• Revealed: Pentagon's link to Iraqi torture centres

Pentagon: American taxpayer dollars at risk of fraud, waste, and abuse

ecigarettes — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:38:23 +0000

The Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) released its final major audit over the weekend, delivering quite a bottom line: it cannot say how much U.S taxpayers lost while trying to rebuild Iraq, but it was a lot. The U.S. government Iraq relief and reconstruction program had serious internal control weaknesses that put billions of American taxpayer dollars at risk of fraud, waste, and abuse. The precise amount lost to fraud and waste may never be known, but SIGIR’s audits and investigations have demonstrated that the amount could be substantial.

Ex-US commander McChrystal calls for reviving draft

edmnd — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:56:10 +0000

The former US commander in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, has urged that the draft be reinstated to spread the burden of fighting and to instill a sense of shared civic duty among young Americans.

Gingrich Speaks on Behalf of MEK Terrorists.

edmnd — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:09:32 +0000

At a rally in Paris last Sunday, former Republican presidential candidate and House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke on behalf of the Mujahadin-e Khalq (MEK), an Iranian opposition group considered a terrorist organization by the US State Department.

Scott Olsen Brings Antiwar Message to NATO Summit

ecigarettes — Tue, 29 May 2012 01:40:08 +0000

Scott Olsen, U.S. Vet Who Nearly Lost Life at Occupy Protest, Brings Antiwar Message to NATO Summit - We’re joined at the NATO summit in Chicago by Scott Olsen, who survived two tours in Iraq but almost died when he was hit with a police projectile at an Occupy Oakland protest last year. Olsen returned four of his medals at Sunday’s antiwar march.

Iraq Students Stoned to Death for Dressing "Emo"

rmyofme — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:12:47 +0000

Youngsters in Iraq are being stoned to death for having haircuts and wearing clothes that emulate the ‘emo’ style popular among western teenagers.
At least 14 youths have been killed in the capital Baghdad in the past three weeks in what appears to be a campaign by Shia militants.
Militants in Shia neighbourhoods, where the stonings have taken place, circulated lists yesterday naming more youths targeted to be killed if they do not change the way they dress

Democracy in Iraq: Morality Police Murder 90+ "Emo" Students

ZEUSLGN — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:56:14 +0000

More than 90 Iraqi students have been stoned to death for their Emo haircuts by democratic religious extremists in Baghdad after Iraq's interior ministry dubbed it 'devil worshipping'. Iraq's Moral Police released a statement on the interior ministry's website condemning the 'emo phenomenon' among Iraqi youth, declaring its intent to 'eliminate' the trend... Literally.

War Drums Beating: Deja Vu as U.S. General Warns of Syrian bioweapons

ZEUSLGN — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:19:49 +0000

The top U.S. commander in the Middle East will warn Congress on Tuesday against efforts to scale back the Navy's presence, saying threats from Iran and elsewhere will require more ships and maritime missile defense capabilities. Marine Gen. James Mattis, head of U.S. Central Command, also said Syria has a "substantial" chemical and biological weapons capability and thousands of shoulder-launched missiles.

Marine involved in Haditha massacre to go unpunished

Jordan Viray — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:30:31 +0000

One of the Marines who admitted to participating in the Haditha massacre where 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians - including women, children, the elderly and the handicapped - will receive no detention.