Former General Electric employee claims he was fired for whistleblowing in Iraq

A former executive for General Electric in Iraq claims he was fired for warning about a possible violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act while the company was striving for a huge contract with the Iraqi government. GE denies that the former employee was fired for his whistleblowing. -db From the Courthouse News Service, February [...]

U.S. Supreme Court accepts free speech case involving then Vice President Dick Cheney

A man who expressed his dislike of the Iraq war to then-Vice President Dick Cheney and was arrested for putting his hand on Cheney’s shoulder will have his First Amendment suit heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. The man claimed his arrest came about because of his political views. The Justice Department said Secret Service [...]

Employee of private security firm in Iraq claims Pulitzer prize-winning reporter libeled him

An ex-Marine and former employee of a private security firm in Iraq is suing reporter Steve Fainaru for defamation in the book, “Big Boy Rules” about mercenaries in Iraq. The man claims Fainaru called him “a sadistic killing machine” and libeled him with a number of false statements including some about his  lack of care [...]

Free speech: United States web site taken down for advocating violence

Google has removed a site, RevolutionMuslim.com, after British authorities complained that the site ran a post that included a list of British lawmakers who voted for the Iraq war and called for Muslims to “raise the knife of Jihad” against them -db The New York Times November 5, 2010 By Ravi Somaiya LONDON — A [...]

WikiLeaks founder asks United States to focus on war abuses rather than investigating WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange has asked the U.S. to redirect its energies from exposing WikiLeaks’ faults to examining its own war practices and policies. -db Reuters November 4, 2010 By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The founder of WikiLeaks called on the United States on Thursday to fully examine abuses by U.S. troops in Iraq and [...]

WikiLeaks slams Wired in denying plans to release Iraq war documents

A Wired reporter says the publication stands by its story based on interviews with former WikiLeaks employees that WikiLeaks is preparing to release a database of nearly 40,000 Iraq military documents. -db Wired Commentary October 18, 2010 By Kevin Poulsen We interrupt our regular coverage to address a rare dispatch from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange [...]

‘Hurt Locker’ producers cite First Amendments protections in dispute with Iraq war vet

Producers of the Oscar winning “The Hurt Locker” have filed a motion to dismiss a suit brought by an Iraq war veteran who said the filmmakers ripped off his life story. -db Yahoo!News June 15, 2010 By Eriq Gardner, Reuters LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Producers of “The Hurt Locker” are firing back against the [...]

Jail for soldier writing rap song to protest his deployment to Iraq

A soldier and rap musician wrote a song that ironically put him into Liberty County Jail. The song protested his deployment to Iraq just as his military obligation was ending. -DB OpEdNews Opinion January 10, 2010 By Dave Lindorff In the ironically named Liberty County Jail since December 11 sits Army Specialist and Iraq War [...]