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From a few years back:
Lost freedom:
| U.S. holds over 10,000 prisoners in Iraq |
| U.S. holds 660 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, against the Geneva Accords |
| International Red Cross has visited over 1,200 detainees held in Afghan or
U.S. forces in Afghanistan |
| The US Patriot Act gives the US Government new power to spy on its own
citizens without judicial review, and to arrest and detain "suspects" without
charges for indefinite periods |
Friends Lost and Found:
| 53% of Europeans believe that the United States is a threat to world peace |
| Mega-corporations like Haliburton, Bechtel, and DynCorp (all Bush/Cheney
friends) are sharing no-bid contracts totaling more than $5 billion and
counting - for Iraq Reconstruction |
Lost Security:
| 48% of Americans believe the US is less secure because of the Iraq
War |
| Former US Marine and UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter warned that
invading Iraq would be a long and horrific invitation to terrorism |
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