Fri 20 Jun 2008
U.S. Military Hoped for Virtually Unlimited Freedom of Action in Iraq
Posted by k under Civil Liberties , Democracy , Globalization/EmpireNo Comments
Drafting of U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement Began Nearly Five Years Ago
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 252
Washington D.C., June 13, 2008 – Recently declassified documents show that the U.S. military has long sought an agreement with Baghdad that gives American forces virtually unfettered freedom of action, casting into doubt the Bush administration’s current claims that their demands are more limited in scope. (more…)