State Dept. whistleblower Peter Van Buren: ‘We couldn’t find enough ways to throw the money away’

May 29, 2012

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Iraqi soldiers wear protective surgical mask as they man a checkpoint during a heavy dust storm in Baghdad on May 22, 2012 a day ahead of a meeting on Iran's nuclear program. Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images.

“Viewpoint” host Eliot Spitzer and Department of State whistleblower Peter Van Buren, author of “We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People,” sit down to discuss the true cost of [...] watch video

‘We Meant Well’: Read an excerpt from State Department whistleblower Peter Van Buren’s book

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May 29, 2012

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Cover art for "We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People" by Peter Van Buren

“I was sent by the Department of State to Iraq for one year in 2009 as part of the civilian Surge deployed to backstop the manlier military one. Along with a half dozen contractors as teammates, I was assigned to [...] read post

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State Dept. whistleblower Peter Van Buren: ‘We couldn’t find enough ways to throw the money away’

‘We Meant Well’: Read an excerpt from State Department whistleblower Peter Van Buren’s book

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