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No Cover-up! Hold Contactors Responsible

No Cover-up! Hold Contactors Responsible

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So what’s been happening with Halliburton? Ugly, ugly stuff, even against their own… Gang Rape Cover-Up by US, Halliburton/KBR A Houston, Texas woman says she was gang-raped by Halliburton/KBR coworkers in Baghdad, and the company and the U.S. government are covering up the incident. Jamie Leigh Jones, now 22, says that after she was raped by multiple men at a KBR camp in the Green Zone, the company put her under guard in a shipping container with a bed and…

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Open Letter to Saxby Chambliss (R, GA)

Open Letter to Saxby Chambliss (R, GA)

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I received an email today from Senator Saxby Chambliss, and I’m posting both his communication and my own. Dear Ms. N: Thank you for contacting me regarding the National Security Agency’s (NSA) monitoring of conversations connected to terrorist activity and the treatment of military detainees. It is good to hear from you. I certainly understand your concerns regarding personal freedoms. We are blessed to live in a free and effective democracy, and, just like you, I hold dear the personal…

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Valerie Plame Answers Questions

Valerie Plame Answers Questions

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This question and answer session with Valerie Plame at the Washington Post is really worth a read. Plame Wilson was online Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 1 p.m. ET to discuss her book, Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House, which details her CIA training, covert status, experiences, responsibilities, the outing and her life now. Portions of “Fair Game” are blacked-out and indicate, say the publishers, places where the CIA has demanded redactions. The extensive…

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Ousting Blackwater is a Win-Win

Ousting Blackwater is a Win-Win

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Here is the original version of the editorial that ran on Op-Ed News. They had an exclusive for at least 48 hours on the pithier version – and it ran five days ago. Note the current status of the situation: 1. There is now a video that shows that Blackwater USA guards opened fire against civilians without provocation. 2. Blackwater is denying charges of arms smuggling. 3. Blackwater is back up and running in Iraq. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~…

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MoveOn Controversy? Gimmee a Break

MoveOn Controversy? Gimmee a Break

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I hear “betray us” whenever they say General Petraeus’ name too, but yeah, it was a bit cheap to play on the name. Making a stink about the childishness of of that would be fair, but the comments I’m hearing are really over the top. And with all of the concentration on the word play, the actual point of the ad was lost. Then there’s all this babbling about how the Democrats are “afraid” of irritating the members of Moveon.org….

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Blackwater Op-Ed

Blackwater Op-Ed

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I’ve submitted an editorial on the Iraq Blackwater situation to the Op-Ed news network. Ousting Blackwater is a Win-Win I’ve granted them a 48-hour exclusive. You can also contact your federal representatives from that page. Any social bookmarking votes (digg, stumbleupon, etc) from the page would be appreciated. Vote for it at Technorati WTF