Rolling Stone -
"The only reason anything works or anybody deals with us is because we give them money," says a young Army intelligence officer. More

Alternet -
Here is what the IRAQ vets are saying about the standard operating procedure of violence placed on IRAQ citizens.

How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?

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"There is no Iraq to return to, my friend. Iraq only exists in our dreams and memories." Most, like Alwan, do not intend to return.

"I shall never return to Iraq until the last American soldier and Iranian mullah leaves," Alwan says. "It is their country now, not ours. The only thing that might take me back is when I decide to fight for Iraq's real liberty." more..