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01/29/2005:
"The Death of Hadi Saleh-Trade Unionist"
by David BaconWhen they came for Hadi Saleh, they found him at home in Baghdad with his family. First, they bound his hands and feet with wire. Then they tortured him, cutting him with a knife. He finally died of strangulation, but apparently that wasn't enough. Before fleeing, his assailants pumped bullets into his dead body.
No group claimed credit for his assassination on January 4. Nobody knows for sure who carried it out. But for many Iraqis, the manner of his death was a signature.
Full Article: zmag.org
For Americans with an unimpaired memory this sounds all too familiar. "Salvador Option" anyone? When it is reported that they are 'considering' paramilitary death squads, we can assume they already have them.
