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Iraq Vet From WikiLeaks Video Unit: Video Is Shocking But Shouldn't Be Surprising, This Is What They Are Trained to Do

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 12, 2010.

Josh Stieber talks about how the disturbing video shouldn't be seen as a few soldiers behaving badly but as a sign of a broken system where the same 'outrages' will continue.

Glenn Greenwald on Chilling Iraq Video: "The Only Thing That's Rare About This Is That We Know About It"

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. April 6, 2010.

Glenn Greenwald and WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange discuss why footage capturing of U.S. troops shooting unarmed civilians is not an "aberration."

The Chamber of Commerce Gets Punk'd

Kate Sheppard, MotherJones.com. October 19, 2009.

D.C. reporters got a press release on Monday claming that the Chamber would be "throwing its weight behind strong climate legislation." It was a hoax.

Guantanamo Lawyer Cites 'Ramping Up in Abuse' Since Obama Took Office

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. February 25, 2009.

The claim that Gitmo guards are getting "their kicks in" follows a Pentagon report boasting humane conditions at Gitmo.

New York Court Ruling: Corporations May Pick Americans\' Pockets

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.