As Congress prepares to "debate" the Iraq war, William Rivers Pitt responds to a memo from House Majority Leader John Boehner (Ohio). Boehner's memo sent to all of the Republican members of the House signals that this debate will be yet another dog-and-pony show designed to do little more than frighten and divide the populace.
Opinion: Haditha, Vietnam and War Crimes
When George W. Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq more than three years ago, much of what has happened since was predictable and even inevitable: armed resistance, house-to-house fighting, mistreatment of suspected enemy fighters and, yes, atrocities.
* Sexually Harassed Soldier is Arrested After Refusing to Redeploy to Iraq *
Police in Eugene, Oregon have arrested 21-year-old Army Specialist Suzanne
Swift for refusing to return to fight in Iraq. Swift served in Iraq for a
year but decided she could not return and went AWOL. Not only did she feel
the war lacked purpose, Swift said her superiors repeatedly sexually
harassed her while serving in Iraq. We speak with her mother, Sara Rich.
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* Mission Rejected: U.S. Soldiers Who Say No To Iraq *
We speak with Peter Laufer, a Vietnam war resister and author of the new
book, "Mission Rejected: U.S. Soldiers Who Say No to Iraq." The book
profiles a number of soldiers who refuse to participate in what they believe
to be an illegal and immoral war.
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* In Iraq, Three Groups Struggle For Control Over Oil-Rich Kirkuk *
Kurds, Turkmen and Arabs are competing for control over Kirkuk, Iraq's third
largest city. Turkey recently sent thousands of troops to its border with
Iraqi Kurdistan, amassing what is the largest buildup of Turkish soldiers
along the Iraq border since 1999. We speak with John Tirman, Executive
Director of MIT's Center for International Studies.
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