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Special investigation by Robert Fisk

In the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War, armies of looters moved in on the desert cities of southern Iraq and at least 13 Iraqi museums were plundered. Today, almost every archaeological site in southern Iraq is under the control of looters.

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http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/09/17/3895/

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Iraq Expels U.S. Mercenary Contractors

The Iraqi government Monday ordered Blackwater USA, the security firm that protects U.S. diplomats, to stop work and leave the country after the fatal shooting of eight Iraqi civilians following a car bomb attack against a State Department convoy.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6928953,00.html



Muqtada al-Sadr demands all foreign security contractors leave Iraq

We are not intending to stop them and revoke their license indefinitely but we do need them to respect the law and the regulation here in Iraq," al-Dabbagh told CNN.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/18/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq.php



Shooting shines light on murky world of Iraq security

The Iraqi government might find it difficult to prosecute the case, and even harder to revoke Blackwater's licence because it most probably does not have a current one.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L18824906.htm


From Information Clearing House

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Blackwater: The Shadow Army
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/93.html

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Iraq could charge private guards in shootings

MSNBC

09/17/07

The Iraqi government announced Monday it was ordering Blackwater USA, the security firm that protects U.S. diplomats, to leave the country after what it said was the fatal shooting of eight Iraqi civilians following a car bomb attack against a State Department convoy. The order by the Interior Ministry, if carried out, would deal a severe blow to U.S. government operations in Iraq by stripping diplomats, engineers, reconstruction officials and others of their security protection...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20819065/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Iraq Could Try Blackwater Over Deadly Shootout
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/09/18/3929/

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: The Administration Must Rewrite The Rules To Restrict Private Security Contractors
http://www.commondreams.org/news2007/0918-01.htm

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Iraqis Aim Fury at Blackwater "Dogs" After Shooting

Agence France-Presse reports, "Hated by Iraqis who refer to them as 'Mossad,' Blackwater contractors are also mistrusted by fellow private security guards operating in Iraq who say they are arrogant, rude and dangerous."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/091907B.shtml



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Gary Langer writes for The New York Times: "Bush singled out progress in Anbar Province as the model for United States success in Iraq. The president's claims echoed those made earlier in the week by Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq, in his Congressional testimony. And they raised a question worth examining: Do United States military alliances with Sunni tribal leaders truly reflect a turning of hearts and minds away from Anbar's bitter anti-Americanism? The data from our latest Iraq poll suggest not."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/091707N.shtml



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Graham Paterson reports for The UK Times: "America's elder statesman of finance, Alan Greenspan, has shaken the White House by declaring that the prime motive for the war in Iraq was oil. In his long-awaited memoir, to be published tomorrow, Greenspan, a Republican whose 18-year tenure as head of the US Federal Reserve was widely admired, will also deliver a stinging critique of President George W. Bush's economic policies."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/091707M.shtml

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Greenspan, Kissinger: Oil Drives U.S. in Iraq, Iran
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/09/17/3910/

Kissinger Admits Iran Attack Is About Oil
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/september2007/210907_about_oil.htm



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Jason Leopold reports for Truthout, "Next week, Congress is expected to take up a $50 billion emergency supplemental bill to continue funding the so-called 'surge' in Iraq and military operations in Afghanistan ... [the Congressional Research Service recommends] Democrats use 'the power of the purse,' a politically unpopular route that would no doubt lead to a constitutional showdown with the White House, if they are serious about bringing an end to the occupation or forcing a change in military strategy."

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Slate
by Fred Kaplan

09/13/07

President Bush’s TV address tonight was the worst speech he’s ever given on the war in Iraq, and that’s saying a lot. Every premise, every proposal, nearly every substantive point was sheer fiction. The only question is whether he was being deceptive or delusional. The biggest fiction was that because of the ’success’ of the surge, we can reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq from 20 combat brigades to 15 by next July. Gen. David Petraeus has recommended this step, and President George W. Bush will order it so. Let’s be clear one more time about this claim: The surge of five extra combat brigades (bringing the total from 15 to 20) started in January. Their 15-month tours of duty will begin to expire next April. The Army and Marines have no combat units ready to replace them. The service chiefs refuse to extend the tours any further. The president refuses to mobilize the reserves any further. And so, the surge will be over by next July. This has been understood from the outset. It is the result of simple arithmetic, not of anyone’s decision, much less some putative success...

http://www.slate.com/id/2173902/


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