Peace and Security

June 29, 2005 - Rep. Robin Hayes (R-NC), who was picked to accompany President Bush at Fort Bragg yesterday -- instead of the shunned colleage Rep.

June 29, 2005 - Bush's "major policy address" on Iraq may have taken place in Fort Bragg's Ritz-Epps Sports Complex, but it had little to do with the 700 soldiers assembled there.

June 28, 2005 - As I write, President Bush is likely preparing for his fly-in photo-op to shore up support for the Iraq war which will be held at Fort Bragg, home of the 82nd Airborne and other units heavily deployed overseas.

June 23, 2005 - Here at Facing South and the Institute, we've long been interested in the billions of dollars flowing to private military contractors.

June 23, 2005 - Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), representing eastern North Carolina, has drawn fire from Republicans and praise from progressives for his growing opposition to the Iraq war.

June 21, 2005 - Tonight, the PBS show Frontline will broadcast "Private Warriors," what promises to be an excellent look into private contractors working in Iraq. From the Frontline website:

June 21, 2005 - Tonight, the PBS show Frontline will be airing "Private Warriors," what promises to be an excellent look into the war profiteers in Iraq. Here's a description from the website:

June 13, 2005 - DKos has the latest on increasing U.S. public support for a pullout of Iraq, as well as rising sentiment that the war just wasn't worth it:

June 13, 2005 - The scandal-ridden military contractors now in Iraq may have proved less than reliable in doing the jobs for which they have received billions of dollars in taxpayer money, but they have shown an indomitable spirit and resolve in the pursuit of one goal: profiting as much as possible from the death and destruction of war.

June 13, 2005 - Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) -- the conservative congressman who earlier this month voiced his reservations about the Iraq war -- is now turning his anti-war crusade up a notch.