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Iraq War Protesters Take to the Streets
By Michael Ruane, Sue Anne Pressley Montes and Petula Dvorak
The Washington Post

Wednesday 19 March 2008

Hundreds of antiwar demonstrators this morning tried to stop workers from entering federal government buildings, sat down in busy streets to block traffic, and staged a "March of the Dead" parade from Arlington National Cemetery into the District to protest five years of fighting in Iraq.

We ask what future is there for democracy following the ruling junta's brutal supression of protests led by monks.

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MercenaryCentury-old Goon Squad Law Invoked to Prevent Contract to Aegis Defence Systems
By ROBERT Y. PELTON - Iraq Slogger - 6/2/07

Steve Faineru continues his energetic coverage of security contractors with yet another scoop. It appears the awarding of the largest single security contract in Iraq to a controversial former mercenary has been derailed, not by Congress, not by media controversy, but by the efforts of a single citizen.