Americans Being Held at US Torture Prison in Iraq?

American citizens held since 2003 at the Abu Ghraib military prison may be among those imprisoned and tortured by the US military in Iraq. The American General in charge of U.S. prisons in Iraq, Brig. Gen Janis Karpinski, said in September 2003 that Americans being held at the Abu Ghraib prison were being interrogated by … Continue reading “Americans Being Held at US Torture Prison in Iraq?”

The Great Satan

The current issue of National Review advocates that the US adopt Saddam Hussein’s policies toward Iraqis. Nothing less will subdue them, says the conservative publication. To beat them, National Review says, we must become like them. No sooner said than done. The US has appointed Saddam Hussein’s Republican Guard General, Jasim Muhammed Saleh to deal … Continue reading “The Great Satan”

Iraq Prisoners Are at Least Survivors

The treatment of Iraqi prisoners apparent from the CBS pictures is not the American way of doing things, US President George W. Bush declared Friday. But the indications on the ground in Iraq are that such treatment may not be the exception. Bush said he will “take care” of the soldiers pictured laughing and lording … Continue reading “Iraq Prisoners Are at Least Survivors”

Congress Ignores ‘Dirty War’ Past of New Iraq Envoy

John Negroponte, the Bush administration’s nominee to become Washington’s first ambassador to Iraq since last year’s invasion, was talking about how much “sovereignty” the country’s new government will enjoy after Jun. 30, when U.S. military forces will remain in control of security. “When it comes to issues like (the siege of) Fallujah,” said Negroponte, currently … Continue reading “Congress Ignores ‘Dirty War’ Past of New Iraq Envoy”

Iraq: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People

As the U.S. military continues to clash with Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s Mehdi Army in the holy city Najaf, the mid-day call to prayer sounds in the poor, Shia neighborhood Showle in Baghdad. A group of residents crowd around a cigarette stand to explain to the US army reporter what happened when the Army came … Continue reading “Iraq: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People”

300 Local Governments Slam PATRIOT Act

The tiny Martha’s Vineyard hamlet of Tisbury, Massachusetts, this week became the 300th local or state government to denounce the USA Patriot Act, even as President George W. Bush was campaigning for Congress to make the Act permanent before its expiration next year. Tinsbury’s voters Tuesday joined New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago – the … Continue reading “300 Local Governments Slam PATRIOT Act”