Going Out of Business: How Much Longer Will Iraq Be for Sale?
“Interrogation for Profit.” That was the title of the lead op-ed in last Thursday’s New York Times. It’s a phrase straight of Brave New Films’ documentary Iraq for Sale, and an issue we’ve been calling attention to for the last few years. But while it’s gratifying to see a growing dialogue about how the Bush administration has shirked all accountability regarding the detainment and interrogation of Iraqi prisoners by hiring mercenary private contractors, this fight is far from over. It is true, as the op-ed pointed out, that Congress is finally pushing to prohibit private contractors and limit the use of security guards in combat areas. According to Congressional Quarterly, the House has already passed such a ban and the Senate is set to consider its own version, which has been tacked onto a $612.5 billion defense authorization bill. Not surprisingly, however, President Bush is already threatening to veto, using the age-old boilerplate that banning private interrogators “would unduly l
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