From the 'go figure/who knew?' dept:
UN raises alarm on death squads and torture in Iraq
by Mussab Al-Khairalla
BAGHDAD, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The United Nations raised the alarm on Thursday about mounting violence in Iraq blamed on pro-government militias and urged the authorities to look into reports of systematic torture in police stations. :http://tinyurl.com/9auab

washingtonpost: Security Contractors in Iraq Under Scrutiny After Shootings:http://tinyurl.com/afkbe
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Hmm, Iran/Contra war criminals in the Bush Administration, death squads operating in Iraq...I wonder how that happens.
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