Articles in Category: Iraq War

United States of Fear and Redaction

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Brad Friedman,
8/7/2013 -
1:45 pm PT

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Manning Sentencing Trial: Government Lied – Nobody Died Thanks WikiLeaks Disclosures

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Brad Friedman,
8/5/2013 -
8:35 am PT

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Manning Acquitted of Aiding Enemy, as Ellsberg Predicted; Found Guilty of Theft, Leaks to Media

U.S. Army whistleblower still faces more than 100 years in prison despite confession, attempted plea deal, 'excessively harsh' imprisonment and unprecedented use of Espionage Act

UPDATE: Wikileaks' Assange, ACLU, others assail military court's verdict...

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Brad Friedman,
7/30/2013 -
11:36 am PT

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KPFK ‘BradCast’: On Sanford/Colbert Busch, Unverifiable Elections, Syria’s ‘Iraq Trap’, More…

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Brad Friedman,
5/8/2013 -
9:23 pm PT

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Reuters: U.N. Investigators Say Syrian Rebels, Not Syrian Regime, Used Chemical Weapons

UPDATES: U.N. Commission urges caution on findings; 42 Syrian troops reportedly dead, 100+ missing after weekend air strikes by Israel; U.S. media urge intervention...

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Brad Friedman,
5/5/2013 -
7:33 pm PT

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Horrific: Birth Defects, Cancer Rates Tied to U.S. Use of Depleted Uranium in Iraq

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Brad Friedman,
3/22/2013 -
2:07 pm PT

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Paralyzed Iraq Vet Tomas Young Discusses His ‘Last Letter’ to Bush & Cheney, His Decision to Die

Tells 'Democracy Now!' his decision to end life comes after years of being 'sick and tired of being sick and tired'...

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Brad Friedman,
3/21/2013 -
4:05 pm PT

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Tomas Young’s ‘Last Letter’: A Message to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From a Dying Veteran

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Tomas Young,
3/20/2013 -
10:29 am PT

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‘MSNBC: Selling the Iraq War’ or: ‘Hubris’ in the Mirror

Why NBC News' next documentary must examine the network's own failures in the run-up and aftermath of the Iraq invasion...

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Brad Friedman,
2/25/2013 -
6:05 am PT

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On ‘Wilkerson Bashing’ and ‘Derailing the Madness’

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Brad Friedman,
2/23/2013 -
7:17 pm PT

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Powell’s Chief of Staff: Iraq Intel Was ‘Outright Lies’, But Powell Didn’t ‘Knowingly Lie’ at U.N.

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson is 'increasingly convinced' of blatant fabrications by George W. Bush's team and the CIA, but says that a specific critique of his former boss cited by The BRAD BLOG 'desecrates a fair condemnation of what is already bad enough'...

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Brad Friedman,
2/20/2013 -
3:02 pm PT

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‘HUBRIS: Selling the Iraq War’ [WATCH THE FULL DOCUMENTARY HERE]

New evidence reveals every single selling point was a lie...

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Brad Friedman,
2/19/2013 -
4:19 pm PT

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‘Hubris’ Isn’t the Half of It

NBC News documentary on the lies used to sell the Iraq War, while worthy, conveniently avoids several key points...

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David Swanson,
2/19/2013 -
12:52 pm PT

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‘We Did Participate in a Hoax’: New Documentary Offers New Revelations About the Bush Admin’s Phony Case for the Iraq War Scam

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Brad Friedman,
2/17/2013 -
12:18 pm PT

30 Comments

CNN’s Erin Burnett: Hagel Has Now ‘Tempered’ His View Favoring Diplomacy Over War in Iran

Prime-time anchor little more than 'conservative consensus' tool...

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Brad Friedman,
1/14/2013 -
7:35 am PT

14 Comments

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Articles in Category: Iraq War

U.S. Army whistleblower still faces more than 100 years in prison despite confession, attempted plea deal, 'excessively harsh' imprisonment and unprecedented use of Espionage Act

UPDATE: Wikileaks' Assange, ACLU, others assail military court's verdict...

UPDATES: U.N. Commission urges caution on findings; 42 Syrian troops reportedly dead, 100+ missing after weekend air strikes by Israel; U.S. media urge intervention...

The BRAD BLOG's Desi Doyen discusses that and much more while guest hosting last night's 'The Young Turks'...

Tells 'Democracy Now!' his decision to end life comes after years of being 'sick and tired of being sick and tired'...

Why NBC News' next documentary must examine the network's own failures in the run-up and aftermath of the Iraq invasion...

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson is 'increasingly convinced' of blatant fabrications by George W. Bush's team and the CIA, but says that a specific critique of his former boss cited by The BRAD BLOG 'desecrates a fair condemnation of what is already bad enough'...

New evidence reveals every single selling point was a lie...

NBC News documentary on the lies used to sell the Iraq War, while worthy, conveniently avoids several key points...

Prime-time anchor little more than 'conservative consensus' tool...

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