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No End in Sight, looks like it deserved the special jury documentary prize it received at Sundance. I’m looking forward to seeing the film, if it shows in Atlanta.
Here’s the trailer (or see it on the home page of the movie site)
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From the director:
“But I had no idea how incompetently the occupation was being planned, [...]

“You were in Baghdad for six hours. You weren’t even in the real Baghdad. You were in the Green Zone. That’s like going to the Olive Garden and saying you’ve been to Italy.”
— Jon Stewart,
On Bush limiting his Iraq visit to Baghdad’s Green Zone,
Jun. 15, 2006
“That’s his privilege as Vice President. He was tough, demanding, [...]

ACLU Reveals New Evidence that Government Knew Abuse was Widespread Before Abu Ghraib Photos -
OK, we knew that just by following the tracks of Bush’s legal team…
Still, here’s some more proof for you.
Torture is UnAmerican. Sign the petition.

Army Documents Show Senior Official Reportedly Pushed Limits on Detainee Interrogations (5/2/2006)
NEW YORK — New Army documents [...]

This is just one of the reasons you don’t hire private contractors to act like soldiers.
Are private security thugs just killing civilians for the fun of it?
Telegraph | News | ‘Trophy’ video exposes private security contractors shooting up Iraqi drivers
A “trophy” video appearing to show security guards in Baghdad randomly shooting Iraqi civilians has sparked [...]

Hunter S Thompson, gonzo journalist, is dead. It is claimed that he committed suicide by shooting himself. Personally, I have my doubts.

Here is the full press release and link to the study.

October 28, 2004
Iraqi Civilian Deaths Increase Dramatically After Invasion
Civilian deaths have risen dramatically in Iraq since the country was invaded in March 2003, according to a survey conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Columbia University School of Nursing and [...]