Yearly Archives: 2005

Republicans Display the Arrogance of Power

Posted on August 11, 2005 by Team VCS

David Boaz is executive vice president of the Cato Institute (www.cato.org) and author of Libertarianism: A Primer. What does Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) have in common with James Madison? Madison’s home is in the congressional district that Allen has represented … Continue reading →

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New York Police Sued Over Subway Searches

Posted on August 10, 2005 by Team VCS

New York Police Sued Over Subway Searches By Michelle GarciaWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, August 5, 2005; A03 NEW YORK, Aug 4 — The New York Civil Liberties Union sued the city’s police department Thursday, calling the random search of subway … Continue reading →

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Iraq War Veteran’s Play: ‘Sand Storm’

Posted on August 10, 2005 by Team VCS

Theater of War: An Ex-Marine Brings Iraq Stateside at MetroStage with play ‘Sand Storm’ By Richard LeibyWashington Post Staff WriterMonday, August 8, 2005; C01 It’s been a very bad week for the Marines in Iraq, and playwright Sean Huze is … Continue reading →

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Newsview: Nuke Diplomacy Is Delicate Work

Posted on August 10, 2005 by Team VCS

VIENNA, Austria — Nuclear diplomacy can be as delicate a business as trying to defuse a bomb. Press too hard, and a regime suspected of trying to build atomic weaponry may harden its resolve and move its operations deeper underground. … Continue reading →

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Mental Health Screening Process for Troops Should be Strengthened

Posted on August 10, 2005 by Team VCS

MENTAL HEALTH: Screening process for troops should be strengthened Editor, Gazette: After reading the Aug. 6 article about the soldier killing his wife and then himself, I had to ask myself, “What is it going to take for the armed … Continue reading →

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Vacations 50, Funerals 0 — Keeping Score for G.W. Bush

Posted on August 10, 2005 by Team VCS

Vacations 50, Funerals 0 — Keeping Score for G.W. Bush 50 to 0 is quite a score. Fifty vacations for George W. Bush at his ranch in Crawford, Texas and zero funerals for soldiers or marines killed in Iraq or … Continue reading →

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Mayor of Baghdad Is Deposed; Insurgents Kill 4 U.S. Troops

Posted on August 10, 2005 by Team VCS

Armed men entered Baghdad’s municipal building during a blinding dust storm on Monday, deposed the city’s mayor and installed a member of Iraq’s most powerful Shiite militia. In continuing violence, the United States military announced today that four American soldiers … Continue reading →

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Coup of Baghdad City Government?

Posted on August 10, 2005 by Team VCS

Baghdad Mayor Is Ousted by a Shiite Group and ReplacedBy James Glanz, New York Times   BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 9 – Armed men entered Baghdad’s municipal building during a blinding dust storm on Monday, deposed the city’s mayor and installed a … Continue reading →

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Less Is More in Iraq

Posted on August 9, 2005 by Team VCS

As Iraqis near a deadline to unveil their new constitution, violence continues to plague the country, undercutting reconstruction and spurring talk of a U.S. military withdrawal. “Once Iraq is safely in the hands of the Iraqi people, and a government … Continue reading →

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One Mother in Crawford

Posted on August 9, 2005 by Team VCS

Summertime often produces unexpected media figures, and this is Cindy Sheehan’s season. Ms. Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq last year, is camping out near President Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Tex., and says she won’t leave until … Continue reading →

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