Articles in Category: Iraq War

Ticking Political-Bomb: The Use of Torture to Stave off Imminent Political Attacks Against Bush/Cheney

VIDEO: Rachel Maddow timelines our torture story so far...

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Brad Friedman,
5/15/2009 -
11:05 am PT

24 Comments

Following al-Libi’s ‘Suicide,’ What About the Other ‘Ghost Detainees’ in Libya, Elsewhere?

Where the U.S. MSM continue to fail

PLUS: What of the Bush Regime's justifications for not only negotiating with, but actually working with the 'international terrorist' regime in Libya?...

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Brad Friedman,
5/13/2009 -
1:32 pm PT

4 Comments

History of CIA Torture: Unraveling the Web of Deceit, Part II

Dark Beginnings, the KUBARK Torture Manual & the storied Bush-family/CIA legacy...

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Ernest A. Canning,
5/13/2009 -
8:35 am PT

5 Comments

Coverage of al-Libi ‘Suicide’ Almost Wholly Absent from U.S. Mainstream Corporate Media

(But there's plenty on a comedian's jokes about Limbaugh and Hannity at the White House Correspondents Dinner)

UPDATED: 24 hours later, WaPo & UPI finally jump in with some decent coverage...

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Brad Friedman,
5/11/2009 -
2:06 pm PT

19 Comments

Prisoner Who Tied Iraq to Al-Qaeda Found Dead in Libyan Jail

Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, whose false tortured confession was used as basis for Bush's war, has reportedly committed suicide...

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Brad Friedman,
5/10/2009 -
8:18 pm PT

14 Comments

Bush Then: ‘War Crimes Will be Prosecuted…No Defense to Say, ‘I was Just Following Orders”

Update: Pulitzer Prize Winner: Bush must have been 'Just kidding'...

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Brad Friedman,
4/28/2009 -
3:05 pm PT

5 Comments

Dick Cheney: Sociopathic Genius

Sending them out to chase shadows...

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Ernest A. Canning,
4/27/2009 -
11:12 am PT

18 Comments

I Don’t Care About AIG’s Bonuses

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Brad Friedman,
3/18/2009 -
2:00 pm PT

22 Comments

Tough-on-Crime Groups Cut to the Chase

Sign on to demand non-partisan special counsel, immediate prosecution of Bush, Cheney and other former senior administration officials...

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David Swanson,
2/26/2009 -
6:05 am PT

3 Comments

Anthrax is Delicious! Or, Bush Kept Us Safe Unless You Count the Thousands of Dead Americans

More than 4,245 Americans killed by terrorists on Bush's watch, not including 9/11...

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Brad Friedman,
1/23/2009 -
11:23 am PT

35 Comments

If Bush and Cheney Commit War Crimes and Everyone Knows It, But Does Nothing, Are They Still Crimes?

Constitutional Law Professor Charges Citizenry With Responsibility for Bringing Accountability...

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Brad Friedman,
12/18/2008 -
5:06 pm PT

34 Comments

Bush’s Iraqi Shoe-Tosser Reportedly Mistreated & Other Related Sole-ful Followup News…

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Brad Friedman,
12/16/2008 -
1:01 pm PT

10 Comments

The Senate Has Blamed Bush for Abu Ghraib…

Now Cheney Has Admitted Approving Torture...

And Yet the 'Liberal' Media Yawn...

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Jon Ponder,
12/16/2008 -
12:25 pm PT

3 Comments

VIDEO – Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoes at Bush: ‘This is a Farewell Kiss, Dog’

Staged Legacy Visit 'Marred' by Actual Event, Expression of Truth

UPDATED: WH Spokesliar Perino Said to Receive Literal, Symbolic Blackeye...

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Brad Friedman,
12/14/2008 -
12:23 pm PT

35 Comments

White House Altered War Documents, Says Prof; BRAD BLOG Broke the Story in 2004…

UPDATE: BRAD BLOG Credited for Original Findings in Academic Study...

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Brad Friedman,
12/5/2008 -
1:13 pm PT

12 Comments

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Articles in Category: Iraq War

VIDEO: Rachel Maddow timelines our torture story so far...

Where the U.S. MSM continue to fail

PLUS: What of the Bush Regime's justifications for not only negotiating with, but actually working with the 'international terrorist' regime in Libya?...

Dark Beginnings, the KUBARK Torture Manual & the storied Bush-family/CIA legacy...

(But there's plenty on a comedian's jokes about Limbaugh and Hannity at the White House Correspondents Dinner)

UPDATED: 24 hours later, WaPo & UPI finally jump in with some decent coverage...

Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, whose false tortured confession was used as basis for Bush's war, has reportedly committed suicide...

Update: Pulitzer Prize Winner: Bush must have been 'Just kidding'...

Sending them out to chase shadows...

Sign on to demand non-partisan special counsel, immediate prosecution of Bush, Cheney and other former senior administration officials...

More than 4,245 Americans killed by terrorists on Bush's watch, not including 9/11...

Constitutional Law Professor Charges Citizenry With Responsibility for Bringing Accountability...

Now Cheney Has Admitted Approving Torture...

And Yet the 'Liberal' Media Yawn...

Staged Legacy Visit 'Marred' by Actual Event, Expression of Truth

UPDATED: WH Spokesliar Perino Said to Receive Literal, Symbolic Blackeye...

UPDATE: BRAD BLOG Credited for Original Findings in Academic Study...

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