That Beacon of Hope We’ve Created in Iraq

By: emptywheel Monday September 13, 2010 6:01 am

As we discuss whether to abandon rule of law in Afghanistan under General Petraeus, we’d do well to consider how the war Petraeus “won” in Iraq turned out: On a dull December day in 2009, Rabiha al Qassab, a 63-year-old Iraqi refugee living in a quiet residential area of north London, received a telephone call that [...]

Dick Cheney Out on a Limb Fourth Branch

By: emptywheel Thursday May 14, 2009 5:03 pm

To get his propaganda documents, Dick Cheney may have to ask the Center for Constitutional Rights nicely.

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