"The Salvador Option"

Is the US currently using death squads in Iraq? Known as the "Salvador Option" for the use of US backed death squads in El Salvador during the 80's, have we implemented this same tactic in Iraq? Considering that in a BBC interview the Interior Minister, Bayan Jabr, points to the Facilities Protection Service as being involved, it is hard to say "no" with any real conviction. The FPS was set up by the Coalition Provisional Authority shortly after the fall of Baghdad. It consists mainly of "private security contractors" (aka mercenaries) and operates outside of all laws (see Bush Video).

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