tagged w/ Iraq war video
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For Iraqis, Friday, April 9th marked the seventh anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of their country. Members of Iraq's freedom conference gathered in Tahrir square in central Baghdad to mark the war anniversary, chanted anti-U.S. slogans and called April 9th 2003 a day of occupation, not liberation.For Iraqis, Friday, April 9th marked the seventh anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion... more
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Josh Stieber, who is a former soldier of the so-called “Collateral Murder” Company, says that the acts of brutality caught on film and recently released via Wikileaks are not isolated instances, but were commonplace during his tour of duty.Josh Stieber, who is a former soldier of the so-called “Collateral Murder”... more
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Journalist advocacy groups are calling for the reopening of an investigation into the killing of a Reuters photographer and his driver after the website WikiLeaks released classified video footage of a 2007 helicopter attack in Baghdad in 2007 which killed 12 people.Journalist advocacy groups are calling for the reopening of an investigation into the... more
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After much debate and talk, WikiLeaks has released the apache gun sight video of the slaying of 12 innocent people, including 2 Reuters journalists, in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad. Reuters has been trying to obtain the footage since the attack, under the freedom of information act, but without success. So wikileaks "obtained" and released it.After much debate and talk, WikiLeaks has released the apache gun sight video of the... more
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Iraq’s government wants to impose new restrictions on the media that critics say could bring back the type of censorship last seen under Saddam Hussein.Iraq’s government wants to impose new restrictions on the media that critics say... more
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A Shiite militant group in Iraq has posted an Internet video showing an American it says it abducted and who appears to be a contractor reported missing by the U.S. military. What’s more, the kidnappers are demanding justice for the people killed by the mercenary company Blackwater as part of their ransom.A Shiite militant group in Iraq has posted an Internet video showing an American it... more
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In Iraq, the New York Times reports that nearly 500 candidates, many of whom are Sunni Muslim, have been barred from the March elections there. The decision plunged Iraqi politics into turmoil as leading candidates vowed a boycott of the vote, perhaps the most important since the fall of Saddam Hussein. Protests were threatened, and anger rippled through Iraq’s Sunni communities.In Iraq, the New York Times reports that nearly 500 candidates, many of whom are Sunni... more
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