Peace and Security

January 29, 2008 - Yesterday, President Bush signed this year's bill for military spending. But as Congressional Quarterly reports today (sub required), he did so only while promising to ignore measures in the bill to ensure accountability for spending and promote self-determination in Iraq:

December 19, 2007 - The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing today into the allegations of Jamie Leigh Jones, a young Texas woman who claims she was drugged and gang-raped by her fellow KBR/Halliburton employees in Iraq -- and then imprisone

October 25, 2007 - Crime is on people's minds -- and according to a Gallup poll released this week, many think crime is getting worse:

October 11, 2007 - A U.S.-based legal team today filed a civil lawsuit [PDF] against Blackwater USA, the North Carolina-based private security contractor whose employees were involved in a Sept.

October 4, 2007 - The U.S. House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved legislation that would end the ability of U.S. military security contractors to operate with impunity in war zones. Rep.

October 4, 2007 - With anger mounting over the actions of Blackwater USA's mercenary forces in Iraq, political leaders are taking action.

October 3, 2007 - That's what journalist Jeremy Scahill said about North Carolina-based military security contractor Blackwater during an interview last night on MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann.&quot