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Training Iraq’s Death Squads

Though the U.S. Army in Iraq is training the Iraqi Police, many worry that the militiamen who infiltrate the police cadre will use their newfound knowledge to turn on the Americans or rival sects.

Spencer AckermanThe NationJune 4, 2007

InvestigationPolitics, World

How Specialist Town Lost His Benefits

He took shrapnel to the head in Ramadi, Iraq. But instead of care, he got booted from the Army for an alleged pre-existing “personality disorder.”

Joshua KorsThe NationApril 9, 2007

InvestigationBusiness, World

Jeremy Scahill reports on the Bush administration’s growing dependence on private security forces such as Blackwater USA and efforts in Congress to rein them in. This article is adapted from his new book, Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army (Nation Books).

Jeremy ScahillThe NationApril 2, 2007

InvestigationJustice

The Legal Muscle Leading the Fight to End the Separation of Church and State

The ADF has seized on “viewpoint discrimination” to put the gay rights movement in its cross hairs.

Sarah PosnerThe Washington SpectatorApril 1, 2007

InvestigationPolitics, World

KBR’s $400 Million Iraq Question

Will the mammoth contractor be forced to pay the U.S. government $400 million because they violated military policy by hiring Blackwater to provide security for them rather than the military?

Jeremy Scahill & Garrett OrdowerThe NationMarch 12, 2007

InvestigationBusiness, World

Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army

Meet Blackwater USA, the powerful private army that the U.S. government has quietly hired to operate in international war zones and on American soil. With its own military base, a fleet of 20 aircraft, and 20,000 troops at the ready, Blackwater is the elite Praetorian Guard for the “global war on terror.”

Jeremy ScahillNation BooksMarch 3, 2007

InvestigationPolitics

Dick Cheney’s Dangerous Son-in-Law

White House officials don’t want to alienate the chemical industry, and Phillip Perry, Cheney’s son-in-law, is just the man to help them not do it.

Art LevineWashington MonthlyMarch 1, 2007

InvestigationJustice

“Arrows for the War”

Christian mothers who believe in the “Quiverfull” movement — domestic warriors against 40 years of women’s liberation — aim to have more than six children, arrows in the quiver of God’s army.

Kathryn JoyceThe NationNovember 27, 2006

InvestigationPolitics

The Gutting of the Civil Service

The executive branch is systematically being replaced by a conservative cadre hired by the Bush administration for their political views, not their merits.

Dan ZegartThe NationNovember 20, 2006

InvestigationJustice

Passive Resisters

In this sidebar to her story on taser-related deaths, Talvi shows how Taser’s promotional materials demonstrate how to use this “less-than-lethal” weapon on nonviolent protesters.

Silja TalviIn These TimesNovember 13, 2006

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Dick Cheney’s Dangerous Son-in-Law

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