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55 Jim Steele’s “Premiere Speakers Bureau” bio.

56 Jon Lee Anderson, “Letter From Baghdad: The Uprising,” The New Yorker, May 3, 2004.

57 Jim Steele’s “Premiere Speakers Bureau” bio. Steele, of course, does not refer to them as “death squads” but rather a “counter-terrorist force.”

58 Jon Lee Anderson, “Letter From Baghdad: The Uprising,” The New Yorker, May 3, 2004.

59 Ibid.

60 Ibid.

61 Peter Maass, “The Salvadorization of Iraq?” The New York Times Magazine, May 1, 2005.

62 Ibid.

63 Jim Steele’s “Premiere Speakers Bureau” bio.

64 Jon Lee Anderson, “Letter From Baghdad: The Uprising,” The New Yorker, May 3, 2004.

1 David Barstow, James Glanz, Richard A. Oppel Jr., and Kate Zernike, “Security Companies: Shadow Soldiers in Iraq,” New York Times, April 19, 2004.

2 One of the best and most comprehensive and credible histories of Muqtada al-Sadr can be found in Anthony Shadid’s book Night Draws Near .

3 Robert Fisk, “Iraq on the Brink of Anarchy,” The Independent (London), April 6, 2004.

4 This would later be official policy with the implementation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 17, June 27, 2004.

5 Jeffrey Gettleman, “A Young Radical’s Anti-U.S. Wrath Is Unleashed,” New York Times, April 5, 2004.

6 Rajiv Chandrasekaran and Anthony Shadid, “U.S. Targeted Fiery Cleric in Risky Move; As Support for Sadr Surged, Shiites Rallied for Fallujah,” Washington Post, April 11, 2004.

7 Jason Burke, Kamal Ahmed, Jonathon Steele, and Ed Helmore, “Ten Days That Took Iraq to the Brink,” The Observer (London), April 11, 2004.

8 Rajiv Chandrasekaran and Anthony Shadid, “U.S. Targeted Fiery Cleric in Risky Move; As Support for Sadr Surged, Shiites Rallied for Fallujah,” Washington Post, April 11, 2004.

9 Jeffrey Gettleman, “A Young Radical’s Anti-U.S. Wrath Is Unleashed,” New York Times, April 5, 2004.

10 Rajiv Chandrasekaran and Anthony Shadid, “U.S. Targeted Fiery Cleric in Risky Move; As Support for Sadr Surged, Shiites Rallied for Fallujah,” Washington Post, April 11, 2004.

11 Jeffrey Gettleman, “U.S. Accepts Responsibility, But Not Blame, in Deaths of 2 Iraqi Journalists,” New York Times, March 30, 2004.

12 Anthony Shadid, Night Draws Near, p. 367.

13 Rajiv Chandrasekaran and Anthony Shadid, “U.S. Targeted Fiery Cleric in Risky Move; As Support for Sadr Surged, Shiites Rallied for Fallujah,” Washington Post, April 11, 2004.

14 Ibid.

15 Dan Murphy, “Risks Rise for Iraqi Journalists,” Christian Science Monitor, April 5, 2004.

16 Jeffrey Gettleman, “A Young Radical’s Anti-U.S. Wrath Is Unleashed,” New York Times, April 5, 2004.

17 Mohamad Bazzi ( Newsday ), “U.S. Goes After the Cleric Who Incited Violence, Move Against Shiite Could Spark More Clashes in Iraq,” Seattle Times, April 6, 2004.

18 Rajiv Chandrasekaran and Anthony Shadid, “U.S. Targeted Fiery Cleric in Risky Move; As Support for Sadr Surged, Shiites Rallied for Fallujah,” Washington Post, April 11, 2004.

19 Ibid.

20 Ibid.

21 Jeffrey Gettleman, “A Young Radical’s Anti-U.S. Wrath Is Unleashed,” New York Times, April 5, 2004.

22 Anne Barnard, “Cleric Followers Battle US Troops; Shi’ite Protests in Iraq Cities Turn Violent, Kill 8 Americans,” Boston Globe, April 5, 2004.

23 Anthony Shadid, Night Draws Near , p. 369.

24 Ibid.

25 David Barstow, “Security Firm Says Its Workers Were Lured Into Iraqi Ambush,” New York Times, April 9, 2004.

26 Unless otherwise noted, Corporal Lonnie Young’s account of the battle at Najaf on April 4, 2004, is drawn from the following: U.S. Fed News, “True Grit: Real-Life Account of Combat Readiness,” U.S. Marine Corps press release, September 2, 2004.

27 Anthony Shadid, Night Draws Near, p. 370.

28 Dana Priest, “Private Guards Repel Attack on U.S. Headquarters,” Washington Post, April 6, 2004.

29 Kate Wiltrout, “‘If I Had to Die, It Would Be Defending My Country,’” Virginian-Pilot, September 18, 2004.

30 Dana Priest, “Private Guards Repel Attack on U.S. Headquarters,” Washington Post, April 6, 2004.

31 Anthony Shadid, Night Draws Near, p. 370.

32 Author copy of video.

33 David Barstow, “Security Firm Says Its Workers Were Lured Into Iraqi Ambush,” New York Times, April 9, 2004.

34 Ibid.

35 Kate Wiltrout, “‘If I Had to Die, It Would Be Defending My Country,’” Virginian-Pilot, September 18, 2004.

36 David Barstow, “Security Firm Says Its Workers Were Lured Into Iraqi Ambush,” New York Times, April 9, 2004.

37 Author copy of video.

38 John G. Roos, “1-shot killer; This 5.56mm Round Has All the Stopping Power You Need—But You Can’t Use It,” The Army Times, December 1, 2003.

39 Ben Thomas aka “Mookie Spicoli,” posting on “Get Off The X” forum, October 12, 2006. http://getoffthex.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/440107932/m/7871025602?r=6851057602#6851057602, captured November 21, 2006.

40 Ibid.

41 Ibid.

42 Dana Priest, “Private Guards Repel Attack on U.S. Headquarters,” Washington Post, April 6, 2004.

43 Robert Fisk, “Three-Hour Gun Battle Leaves 22 Dead as Shia Join Iraq Conflict,” The Independent (London), April 5, 2004.

44 Dana Priest, “Private Guards Repel Attack on U.S. Headquarters,” Washington Post, April 6, 2004.

45 Kate Wiltrout, “‘If I Had to Die, It Would Be Defending My Country,’” Virginian-Pilot, September 18, 2004.

46 Transcript, “Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing With Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, Deputy Director for Coalition Operations,” Department of Defense Briefing, April 5, 2004.

47 David Barstow, “Security Firm Says Its Workers Were Lured Into Iraqi Ambush,” New York Times, April 9, 2004.

48 “Deadly Clashes Erupt Between Iraqi Shiites and Coalition Troops,” Agence France-Presse, April 4, 2004.

49 Kate Wiltrout, “‘If I Had to Die, It Would Be Defending My Country,’” Virginian-Pilot, September 18, 2004.

50 Rajiv Chandrasekaran and Anthony Shadid, “U.S. Targeted Fiery Cleric in Risky Move; As Support for Sadr Surged, Shiites Rallied for Fallujah,” Washington Post, April 11, 2004.

51 Robert Fisk, “Three-Hour Gun Battle Leaves 22 Dead as Shia Join Iraq Conflict,” The Independent (London), April 5, 2004.

52 Anne Barnard, “Cleric Followers Battle US Troops; Shi’ite Protests in Iraq Cities Turn Violent, Kill 8 Americans,” Boston Globe, April 5, 2004.

53 Ibid.

54 Transcript, Democracy Now! August 31, 2005.

55 Melinda Liu, “Mean Streets: Inside the Brutal Battle of Sadr City. As a Venue for Urban Warfare, This Is As Bad As It Gets,” Newsweek (Web exclusive), April 27, 2004.

56 Ibid.

57 Hala Boncompagni, “US Brands Radical Shiite Cleric an Outlaw Amid Anti-Coalition Uprising,” Agence France-Presse, April 5, 2004.

58 “Warrant Outstanding for Arrest of Cleric Behind Iraq Unrest: Coalition,” Agence France-Presse, April 5, 2004. Note: The CPA claimed that the warrant had been issued months earlier by an Iraqi judge insisting that the timing of the release of the warrant was a decision of that judge and not occupation officials.

59 “Privatizing Warfare,” New York Times editorial, April 21, 2004.