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SAY WHAT??: Mastercard-istan: Ex-Bush Henchman Wants to be “CEO of Afghanistan” (Literally): Obama may allow famed neocon Zalmay Khalilzad to become the unelected shadow leader of Afghanistan to “push American interests.”
DEVELOPING: Blackwater Operating in Afghanistan on Subcontract with Raytheon: After deadly shooting in Kabul, a new Blackwater subsidiary is revealed. The company is also accused of using AK47s seized from Afghan insurgents.
IN FOCUS: Bill Clinton Named New UN Envoy to ‘Stabilize’ Haiti, a Country He Helped Destabilize: As president, Clinton forced neoliberal policies on Haiti, delayed President Aristide’s return after a US-backed coup and held Haitian refugees at Gitmo without rights.
FEATURE STORY: “Little Known Military Thug Squad Still Brutalizing Prisoners at Gitmo Under Obama” (AlterNet): The ‘Black Shirts’ of Guantanamo routinely terrorize prisoners, breaking bones, gouging eyes, squeezing testicles, and ‘dousing’ them with chemicals.
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Spanish Investigation Reveals ‘An Approved Systematic Plan of Torture’ Under Bush: While Obama and the US Congress refuse to hold Bush-era torturers accountable, a Spanish judge fights for accountability and uncovers more US atrocities.
Obama and the Right Wing vs. the ACLU and Human Rights Groups (Again): What does it say about Obama’s policies when he is consistently being praised by rightwingers and their newspapers, while sparking protests from civil liberties and human rights groups?
