Be: Ulster on the Euphrates: The Anglo-American Dirty War in Iraq

Thursday, February 15, 2007
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Ulster on the Euphrates: The Anglo-American Dirty War in Iraq

Chris Floyd
Empire Burlesque
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:57 EST

Paint It Black

Imagine a city torn by sectarian strife. Competing death squads roam the streets; terrorists stage horrific attacks. Local authority is distrusted and weak; local populations protect the extremists in their midst, out of loyalty or fear. A bristling military occupation exacerbates tensions at every turn, while offering prime targets for bombs and snipers. And behind the scenes, in a shadow world of double-cross and double-bluff, covert units of the occupying power run agents on both sides of the civil war, countenancing - and sometimes directing - assassinations, terrorist strikes, torture sessions, and ethnic cleansing.

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