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Archive for August 12th, 2008

The new age of authoritarianism

(SGT NEWS BITE) – In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, democracy was on the march and we declared the End of History. Nearly two decades later, a neo-imperialist Russia is at war with Georgia, Communist China is proudly hosting the Olympics, and we find that, instead, we have entered the Age of Authoritarianism.

Congress details massive use of private contractors in Iraq

WASHINGTON D.C. (VOA) – At the height of last year’s military surge in Iraq, the United States had roughly 168,000 troops deployed in the country. But America’s armed forces have been outnumbered by what some see as a private army funded by the federal government: contractors that provide a wide array of services, from security [...]