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Iraqi employees update; the Home Office (finally/almost) responds

Well, the summer holidays are over, which means that the majority of MPs will now crawl, blinking and endearingly needy, to the surface. Speak of the devil, here’s that updated reply to my letter of July 24 regarding the plight … Continue reading

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Support the freelancers

Alternet – Flush with Profits from the Iraq War, Military Contractors See a World of Business Opportunities: If you think the U.S. has only 160,000 troops in Iraq, think again. With almost no congressional oversight and even less public awareness, … Continue reading

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And over here to your right….

Baptists for Brownback – A White Feather For The Cowardly British If you doubt this is satire (it can be so hard to tell these days), check out the fine-print or the U.S.E. campaign from the same site. The abortion … Continue reading

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Keeping that feelgood factor afloat

Dan Hardie – Two teenaged Quislings: This isn’t about only ‘translators’. This isn’t about just ‘the 91’. This is about two teenage girls murdered because they worked folding clothes in some sweatbox… murdered because they worked for people sent there … Continue reading

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Reactions to Brown’s Guantanamo release requests

The Scotsman – Life of house arrest awaits Guantanamo detainees on return to UK: Mr Brown last week formally requested that the US release the five men from its controversial Cuban detention camp. The Pentagon accuses the five of terrorism, … Continue reading

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All in good time, m’lad

The Times – This is the story of two brothers who worked for the British: one is dead, the other fears for his life: Mohammad’s body was found dumped in wasteland on the outskirts of Basra. His killers had burnt … Continue reading

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Support the troops

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Iraq employees campaign: a list of supporters

Surreptitious Evil has helpfully produced a list of bloggers supporting the Iraq employees campaign that Dan Hardie kicked off. [SNIP: Permalinks were too top-heavy for an ongoing post and causing come trackback conflicts and/or undue pinging. Rather than display these … Continue reading

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Iraq interpreters (and other high risk employees) podcast

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