Obama's Pick to Lead Afghan War Linked to Abuse of Prisoners & Secret Assassination Unit

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman, Marc Garlasco, Tom Engelhardt | Jun. 8, 2009 (News Report)

he oversaw a secretive program to hunt down and assassinate suspected terrorists around the globe. Last year, lawmakers delayed Stanley McChrystal’s nomination for a key position because of questions about prisoner abuse by forces under his command. Many of the reports of abuse center on Camp Nama, a US base near Baghdad’s airport where Special Operations troops ran an interrogation and detention center. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Racism, Torture, U.S. Military, Foreign Policy, U.S. Senate, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jun 8, 2009 - 3:16 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Jun 8, 2009 - 3:16 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 9, 2009

Experts in the history and reporting of torture and assassinations by McChrystal are interviewed relative to the senate "hearings" that rolled over on Obama's nomination.

Appointing a general known for torture and targeted assassinations seems directly counter to Obama's Cairo speech emphasizing rapprochement with muslims. It sounds more like godless military empire enforced by state terrorism.

it’s really quite stunning that the Democrats have just rolled over on this one so easily. More »

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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Jun. 8, 2009

Another sign that the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan is going in the wrong direction.

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