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Controversial Pentagon's Private Contract Killers Operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org. May 19, 2010.

Controversy grows over Pentagon's network of private contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan hired to help track and kill suspected militants.

Robert Gates Confirms What U.S. Government Has Denied for Months: Blackwater Is in Pakistan

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. January 22, 2010.

No sooner did Defense Secretary Gates admit during a visit to Islamabad that Blackwater is in the country, than the Pentagon rushed to "clarify" his remarks.

Outrage: House Sneakily Passes Bill Banning Release of Photos Showing Detainee Abuse

Nick Baumann, MotherJones.com. October 16, 2009.

The provision was slipped into a Homeland Security spending bill "apparently under direct orders from the Administration."

U.S. Marines Renew Ban on Twitter, Facebook

Agence France Presse August 4, 2009.

The Stomach-Turning Truth About Bush's Torture Programs

Scott Horton, The Daily Beast. April 28, 2009.

Obama insists America must "look forward" on the question of torture and accountability, but we're far from closure.

New Bill Would Lift Ban on Journalists Photographing Returning Military Dead

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. August 15, 2008.

Rep. Walter Jones and six co-sponsors believe the American people have the right to see deceased service people returning home.

Kucinich Fights for Iraq Against U.S. Oil Companies

Dan Graeber, Iraq Oil Report. August 7, 2008.

The Gentleman from Ohio does the right thing, again.

"We Can't have Acquittals"

Digby, Hullabaloo. April 30, 2008.

A former Defense Department prosecutor tells us what we already know - terrorism cases were juked for political gain.

U.S. Women Working in Iraq Continue to be Sexually Assaulted While Their Rapists Go Free

Karen Houppert, The Nation. April 17, 2008.

Sexual assault crimes by military contractors are going unprosecuted, not for a lack of legal tools, but a lack of will.

Bush’s '09 Budget: 'As Good As It Gets For Defense Contractors'

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. February 11, 2008.

Defense experts are surprised at how generous the Bush administration is willing to be with the taxpayers' money.