Iraq War Funding

Joining the Whistleblowers' Club

Peter Van Buren | Posted 04.09.2012

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As our government accumulates ever more of what it thinks the American people have no right to know about, there will only be increasing persecutions as prosecutions.

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The Hidden Costs Of War Spending

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 03.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Defense spending has boomed in the post-9/11 era, creating new jobs and programs to support American military operations around the worl...

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Afghanistan: "Goal" Accomplished

Dorian de Wind | Posted 03.26.2012

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You may call me a flip-flopper, but after supporting our efforts in Afghanistan for so many years, and in view of recent developments, I now have some serious concerns about that war.

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Thinking for Ourselves -- Sacred Sacrifices

Shea Howell | Posted 02.29.2012

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This season is an opportunity for us to reflect on the horrors of war and the costs of empire. It is a time to turn our hearts and imaginations toward the creation of real peace.

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Iraq Official: Missing Iraq Cash As High As $18 Billion

Al Jazeera English | Posted 08.20.2011

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Osama al-Nujaifi, the Iraqi parliament speaker, has told Al Jazeera that the amount of Iraqi money unaccounted for by the US is $18.7bn - three times ...

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Defense Spending Rises In Budget Bills, Despite U.S. Drawdown In Iraq And Afghanistan

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 06.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As the United States draws down its military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan, more foreign assistance workers will be needed to go in a...

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Pre-Iraq War Records Show Determination To Engage Despite Conflicting Intelligence Reports

The National Security Archives | John Prados and Christopher Ames | Posted 05.25.2011

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Contrary to statements by President George W. Bush or Prime Minister Tony Blair, declassified records from both governments posted on the Web today re...

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Bring All the Troops Home

Rep. Charles Rangel | Posted 05.25.2011

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The war in Afghanistan must be brought to an end as soon as possible under a specified withdrawal date.

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Rebranding the U.S. Mission in Iraq: Welcome "Advisors" and "Assisters"

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is unlikely the US will completely cut Iraq loose. Washington seems to be following the same control model set up in the 1920's by the British Empire to secure Mesopotamia's oil.

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The Audacity of Leadership

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amazingly, it was fifty-five years ago that a young senator, John F. Kennedy, wrote a Pulitzer Prize winning biography about eight senators who put th...

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Tony Blair's Secret Links To Middle East Oil

Evening Standard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tony Blair's secret links to Gulf oil giants were revealed today as fresh details emerged of his "carte blanche" support for George Bush's Iraq war. ...

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War Spending Surges In Obama's Budget

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama's new budget, to be released Monday, forecasts two consecutive years of near $160 billion in war funding, far more than he hope...

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A Very American Coup: Coming Soon to a Hometown Near You

William Astore | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's September 2016, year 15 of America's "Long War" against terror. As weary troops return to the homeland, a bitter reality assails them: despite their sacrifices, America is losing.

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Former Iraq Security Contractors Say Firm Bought Black Market Weapons, Swapped Booze For Rockets

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

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"We're spending a lot of money on these rifles, millions of dollars -- where do you think that money is going to?" [1] Ronald Boline, a former Triple ...

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Senior Army Commander Warns Against Forgetting Iraq

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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The senior American commander in Iraq has told the BBC that he is concerned that the country will be forgotten, amid the current focus on Afghanistan....

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E-Democracy Also Threatens Conservative Rule in Washington D.C.

Bob Fertik | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Iranian rebellion is visible to the world through digital photos and videos uploaded and forwarded through Facebook, Twitter, and other global networks.

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Why Science Deserves Its Stimulus Money

Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the car the other day, we caught a bit of Marketplace on NPR. We like Marketplace -- it puts economic news in social and political context, making ...

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New Report Reveals Why We'll Be Paying for the Iraq Occupation for Years to Come, Withdrawal or Not

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.25.2011

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With last week's announced escalation of the war in Afghanistan, Obama blew the lid off of any lingering perceptions that he represents a significant change in how the U.S. conducts its foreign policy.

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I Don't Care About AIG's Bonuses

Brad Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Where is all the furor over the $12 billion sent over to Iraq as pallets of cash, which then simply disappeared into that trillion dollar rat hole without accounting or explanation?

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2009: Another Year of Living Dangerously

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

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The proud towers of Wall Street have fallen, disgorging packs of thieves and fraudsters. The mighty US suddenly exposed as the proverbial king without clothes. Uncle Sam is bankrupt.

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Another Disappointment in Iraq

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.25.2011

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All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it. -John Locke, Essay Concerning Human Und...

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The Subpriming of Iraq

Michael McConnell | Posted 05.25.2011

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This is a credit card war. With Congress passing emergency supplemental budgets that are not covered by tax revenues, we have yet to pay a penny out of our own pockets for the war.

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What We Could Have Spent The Iraq War Funding On

AP | DUNCAN MANSFIELD | Posted 05.25.2011

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — When the Sunday morning political pundits began talking last year about the tab for the war in Iraq hitting $1 trillion, Rob ...

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The Sick Man of the North Atlantic

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Money, observed the witty British thinker Malcolm Muggeridge, is the homogenized form of power. No more money, no more power. The great imperialist ...

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Cindy McCain's Attack On Obama's Record Offends Military Spouses

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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"It ruffles our feathers when someone claims that Barack Obama doesn't support the troops, because the Obamas have gone out of their way to understand the military, its families, and its veterans."

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