Saddam's statue: the bitter regrets of Iraq's sledgehammer man

by Peter Beaumont in Baghdad on 11-03-2013

Kadom al-Jabouri became famous when he took his hammer to the dictator's statue. Now he wishes he had never done it


Revealed: Pentagon's link to Iraqi torture centres

by The Guardain - Brussells Tribunal - De Standaard on 07-03-2013

Exclusive: General David Petraeus and 'dirty wars' veteran behind commando units implicated in detainee abuse. By Mona Mahmood, Maggie O'Kane, Chavala Madlena and Teresa Smith


"Prime Minister Maliki, commander-in-chief and primarily responsible for the security situation in the country, refuses to descend from the fragile throne he ascended to years ago through an open agreement between America and Iran. Maliki was put there as a cover for their mistakes. ... His gambit to remain in power by relying on the Americans and Iranians was misplaced."


Maliki lets his bloodhounds loose. His murderous militias are threatening “sunni” families and forcing them to leave their homes, using strategies similar to 2024-2007.


The statement below was read by Private First Class Bradley E. Bradley at the providence inquiry for his formal plea of guilty to one specification as charged and nine specifications for lesser included offenses. He pled not guilty to 12 other specifications. This transcript was taken by journalist Alexa O'Brien at the Article 39(a) session of United States v. Pfc. Bradley Manning on February 28, 2024 at Fort Meade, MD, USA.

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