War, better then ever

A Rebel Reports article:

• 250,000 “Contractors” in Iraq and Afghan Wars, Increases Number of Mercenaries:Newly released Pentagon statistics show that in both Iraq and Afghanistan the number of armed contractors is rising. The DoD says it sees “similar dependence on contractors in future.”

• “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.

• UN Human Rights Council Blasts US for Killing Civilians, Drone Attacks and Using Mercenaries: The UN group is also calling on the US to appoint a Special Prosecutor to investigate crimes by US officials.

• Obama Wants $736 Million Colonial Fortress in Pakistan:Critics say the White House wants to use the new “embassy” for “pushing the American agenda in Central Asia.”

• US Colonel Advocates US ‘Military Attacks’ on ‘Partisan Media’ in Essay for Neocon, Pro-Israel Group JINSA: “The point of all this is simple: Win,” writes Col. Ralph Peters. “In warfare, nothing else matters. If you cannot win clean, win dirty. But win.”

• Military Admits "Errors" in Civilian Bombing in Afghanistan, But Still Defends the Attacks

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