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James Steele: America's mystery man in Iraq - Full Documenta

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:49 am
by dicktater
He's been discussed briefly here in the past.

James Steele: America's mystery man in Iraq - Full Documentary (51:08)
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Mar 8, 2013
Iraq war: 10 years on

A 15-month investigation by the Guardian and BBC Arabic reveals how retired US colonel James Steele, a veteran of American proxy wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua, played a key role in training and overseeing US-funded special police commandos who ran a network of torture centres in Iraq. Another special forces veteran, Colonel James Coffman, worked with Steele and reported directly to General David Petraeus, who had been sent into Iraq to organise the Iraqi security services.

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Re: James Steele: America's mystery man in Iraq - Full Docum

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:58 am
by Ry
guy i just interviewed go way beyond this. its called war crimes as policy and it will be up on counter punch soon.

Re: James Steele: America's mystery man in Iraq - Full Docum

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:35 pm
by dicktater
Ry wrote:guy i just interviewed go way beyond this. its called war crimes as policy and it will be up on counter punch soon.
Who was your guest? Please post a link when the counter punch piece is published!

Re: James Steele: America's mystery man in Iraq - Full Docum

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:20 pm
by Ry
Nicolas J. S. Davies. Make sure to type the JS so as not to be confused with a very different person.

Re: James Steele: America's mystery man in Iraq - Full Docum

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 9:32 pm
by dicktater
I assume your guy is author of Blood On Our Hands: The American Invasion and Destruction of Iraq. This looks very interesting:

Bomber in Chief: 20,000 Airstrikes in the President's First Term Cause Death and Destruction From Iraq to Somalia
By Nicolas J.S. Davies
Day after day, U.S. air strikes have conclusively answered the familiar question of 9/11: "Why do they hate us?"
January 20, 2013
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