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Labor Pains

By Matt Harwood, AlterNet. Posted March 31, 2005.


The international representative of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions explains why his organization is being harrassed by U.S. forces, targeted by insurgents, and decried by some anti-war groups as a collaborator.

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Matthew Harwood is a fellow at The Washington Monthly. He maintains the weblog Woodshavings: Musings on Politics, Culture, and National (In)Security. He can be reached at mharwood31@gmail.com.

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