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Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores

Greg Palast, Penguin Books. November 18, 2011.

In his new book, journalist Greg Palast talks about his encounter with Etok, an Inupiat Alaskan fighting oil companies and their government backers.

1776: The Greatest Counter-Insurgency Failure Ever

Andrew Exum, Comment Is Free. April 16, 2008.

Would General Petraeus have been able to keep the colonies in the fold?

U.S. Wants British 'Surge' into Southern Iraq

Middle East OnlineMarch 25, 2008.

Basra is the scene of intense fighting.

'Troops Leave, Violence Drops': How Four Words from Basra Could Shift Iraq Debate

Jeffrey Feldman, Huffington Post. November 19, 2007.

Results of the British pull-out from Iraq's second largest city will have a huge impact on the way the public interpretes the dynamics of occupation.

Retreating Brits Cut Deal With Muqtada al-Sadr for Safe Exit

Sam Dagher, Christian Science Monitor. August 27, 2007.

An Iraqi official says a deal was struck with the Mahdi Army to ensure a safe departure from Basra.

Surging to Baghdad-The Blockbuster Remake

Barry Lando, January 14, 2007.

George W. Bush has given us a sensational if ghastly remake of a British battlefield classic.