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Peter Van Buren

A 24-year veteran of the U.S. State Department who served in Iraq. He wrote a book critical of U.S. policy there called We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People. He faced dismissal after criticizing the reconstruction efforts in Iraq.

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As U.S. Rushes Weapons to Iraq, New Assault on Fallujah Threatens Explosion of Sectarian Conflict

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State Dept. Seeks Firing of Peter Van Buren, Whistleblower Who Exposed Wasteful Iraq Projects

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State Dept. Veteran Peter Van Buren Defies U.S. Censors to Recount Failed Reconstruction in Iraq

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