Iraq's sectarian war | James Steele: America's mystery man | Guardian Investigations

The Guardian March 8, 2013
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As Isis closes in on Baghdad - find out how US funded torture centres helped fuel the sectarian war in Iraq. James Steele: America's mystery man in Iraq. A 15-month investigation by the Guardian and BBC Arabic revealed how retired US colonel James Steele, a veteran of American proxy wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua, played a key role in training and overseeing US-funded special police commandos who ran a network of torture centres in Iraq. Another special forces veteran, Colonel James Coffman, worked with Steele and reported directly to General David Petraeus, who had been sent into Iraq to organise the Iraqi security services. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3biVfwh Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►   / theguardian   Twitter ►   / guardian   Instagram ►   / guardian  

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