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Army commanders have a right to give their side of this controversial issue.U.S. Army Commanders: Why Our Military Employs ContractorsBy Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 23rd, 2007A January 2003 Army report…

If ‘highly illegal activities’ are being conducted by corporations in the name of ‘national security’, then it is time for every person to stir.Contractor Liability Bill Raises Intelligence IssuesBy Cliff…

The State Department insists on completing a yearly quota of new embassies and damns the consequences, say U.S. officials.Criminal Probe Questions U.S. Embassy in Iraq ConstructionBy Cliff Montgomery – Oct.…

The Senate bill, sponsored by Pete Domenici (R-NM), greatly benefits Americans suffering from mental illness.Senators Pass Mental Health Assistance BillBy Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 19th, 2007The House on Wednesday received…

No one better knows the true state of violence in Iraq than the Iraqis themselves.Iraqi Tribal Leaders Say U.S. Occupation Strengthening Islamic ExtremismBy Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 17th, 2007Shi’ite Islamist…

Blackwater’s own employees described the company’s conduct as ‘flat out a sloppy…operation’ and a ‘ship about to sink.’Blackwater’s ‘Sloppy Operation’ In Iraq Exposed By House Panel ReportBy Cliff Montgomery -…

GOP “outrage” over George W. Bush’s misrule is little more than a photo-op for its 2008 presidential hopefuls.Republican Presidential Candidates Offer Nothing New To Enraged VotersBy Cliff Montgomery – Oct.…

Any attempt to classify embarrassing documents for  political reasons puts our nation in peril.House Bill Condemns Rice’s Refusal To Hand Over Report On Iraqi Gov’t CorruptionBy Cliff Montgomery – Oct.…

If the House bill becomes law, profiteers will pay ‘$1 million or twice the gross profits…realized from fraudulent activities.’House of Representatives Votes To Strengthen Penalties For War ProfiteeringBy Cliff Montgomery…

A politicized intelligence leak at the expense of national security may tell us who the Bush Administration really serves. Has Bush Hubris Destroyed Successful Surveillance Of Al-Qaeda?By Cliff Montgomery -…

‘The Army is unraveling,’ and ‘as a result, the country is in a position of strategic peril,’ say U.S. military leaders.U.S. Army Will Need Years To Recover From Bush’s Iraq…

Americans ‘must continue to adapt tactics, techniques, procedures, and equipment to counter a thinking, adaptive enemy.’Americans Must Understand Irregular Warfare To Defeat It – Pentagon ReportBy Cliff Montgomery – Oct.…

The Pentagton’s psychological operations units suffer from an ‘overall lack of resources,’ says a gov’t study.U.S. Army Lacks Resources To Change ‘Hearts And Minds’, Says ReportBy Cliff Montgomery – Oct.…

Privacy worries increase with state-run ‘fusion centers’ investigating ‘suspicious’ individuals, say watchdog groups.Privacy Watchdogs Fear Bush’s Data ‘Fusion Centers’By Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 5th, 2007Privacy worries increase with state-run “fusion…

Blackwater and the other companies will make up to $15 billion from the Pentagon’s counter-narcotics contract within five years.Blackwater, Other Contractors Given Bigger Role In Drug WarBy Cliff Montgomery -…

George W. Bush claims to fight for freedom half a world away, but works to destroy it right here at home.Court Rules Bush Executive Order On Presidential Papers IllegalBy Cliff…

Rep. Moran’s short, to-the-point speech on the issue of U.S. contractor immunity in Iraq deserves a wider hearing.Virginia Representative Nails Bush on Blackwater ContractorsBy Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 1st, 2007A…

Both George W. Bush and Congress have often failed to provide the VA with enough money to cover its veteran health care costs.Many Wounded Veterans Face BankruptcyBy Cliff Montgomery -…

‘The impenetrabilityof hospital bills islegendary,’ thuskeeping buyers frommaking informedchoices, states agov’t report.Better Price Transparency May Help Lower Health Care CostsBy Cliff Montgomery – Sept. 29th, 2007Below we offer quotes from…

The Bush crowd is getting to be like a one-trick magician who doesn’t realize that everyone has figured out his sleight-of-hand.State Department Blocking Probe, Says House Oversight ChairmanCliff Montgomery -…

Is the U.S. Army running a classified program which encourages American snipers to “bait” Iraqi citizens?U.S. Snipers ‘Baiting’ Iraqis, Testify SoldiersBy Cliff Montgomery – Sept. 26th, 2007U.S. Army snipers tracking…

Thanks to Congress, George W. Bush now may have the authority to destroy what remains of the  Fourth Amendment. Expert Tells House Committee To Curtail Bush’s New Spy PowersBy Cliff…

Is the government’s use of prison workers creating what’s little better than a slave labor force?Does Prison Labor Undercut American Workers and U.S. Business?By Cliff Montgomery – Sept. 24th, 2007A…