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Democracy Now!
http://www.democracynow.org/2013/3/22/new_expos_links_torture_centers_in
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A shocking new report by The Guardian and BBC Arabic details how the United States armed and trained Iraqi death squads that ran torture centers. It is a story that stretches from the U.S.-backed death squads in Central America during the 1980s to the imprisoned Army whistleblower Bradley Manning. We play extended excerpts of "James Steele: Americas Mystery Man in Iraq," which exposes the role the retired U.S. colonel James Steele, a veteran of American proxy wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua, played in training Iraqi police commando units. "We spent maybe six months trying to track down young American soldiers who served in Samarra," says the films executive producer, Maggie OKane, who notes the investigation was sparked by memos found in the Iraq War Logs released by WikiLeaks. "But many were too frightened because of what happened to Bradley Manning." A Pentagon spokesman told The Guardian it had seen the reports and is looking into the situation. "As you know, the issue surrounding accusation of abuse and torture of Iraqi detainees is a complex one that is full of history and emotion," said Col. Jack Miller. "It will take time to work a thorough response." [includes rush transcript]
suede1
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(4,769 posts)loudsue
(14,087 posts)won't report it here.
City Lights
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(892 posts)loudsue
(14,087 posts)The Military/ Corporatist government would never allow it.
punkin87
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(40,367 posts)will it go any further? not hopeful...
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(4,769 posts)I know what you mean though, it's frustrating.