Yearly Archives: 2005

Iraqis Not Ready to Fight Rebels on Their Own, U.S. Says

Posted on July 22, 2005 by Team VCS

 WASHINGTON, July 20 – About half of Iraq’s new police battalions are still being established and cannot conduct operations, while the other half of the police units and two-thirds of the new army battalions are only “partially capable” of carrying … Continue reading →

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Pentagon Proposes Rise in Age Limit for Recruits

Posted on July 22, 2005 by Team VCS

The Army told John Conroy on July 8 that it did not want him, despite his master’s degree in business and his marathon-proven fitness. Just shy of 41, he is too old. But by next year, Mr. Conroy could be … Continue reading →

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War charges add to Blair Iraq woes

Posted on July 21, 2005 by Team VCS

TONY Blair faced further pressure over the Iraq war yesterday as war crime charges were laid against three British soldiers and opinion polls confirmed that British voters believed the war has encouraged terrorism against Britain. As his “coalition of the … Continue reading →

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Guantanamo Inmates Declare Hunger Strike

Posted on July 21, 2005 by Team VCS

WASHINGTON — Some 50 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have declared they are on a hunger strike, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday. They went on strike three days ago, spokesman Bryan Whitman said. Some have already begun eating again, he said. … Continue reading →

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U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Report Low Morale

Posted on July 21, 2005 by Team VCS

A majority of U.S. soldiers in Iraq say morale is low, according to an Army report that finds psychological stress is weighing particularly heavily on National Guard and Reserve troops. Still, soldiers’ mental health has improved from the early months … Continue reading →

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Landstuhl Army Hospital Treats 25,000th War Casualty

Posted on July 20, 2005 by Team VCS

Landstuhl treats its 25,000th patient in war on terror Hospital in Germany is first stop for many wounded soldiers By Steve Mraz, Stars and StripesEuropean edition, Tuesday, July 19, 2005 S&S photo A combination of more than 25,000 troops, civilians … Continue reading →

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U.S. a Battlefield, Solicitor General Tells Judges

Posted on July 20, 2005 by Team VCS

RICHMOND, July 19 — A top government attorney declared Tuesday that, in the war on terror, the United States is a battlefield, and therefore President Bush has the authority to detain enemy combatants indefinitely in this country. Solicitor General Paul … Continue reading →

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3 British Soldiers Face Abuse Trials

Posted on July 20, 2005 by Team VCS

The British attorney general announced Tuesday that three British soldiers would be tried on war crimes charges for the abuse of Iraqi detainees, one of whom died. The three were among 11 soldiers charged with mistreating prisoners in Basra in … Continue reading →

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National Security Watch: 60 right-wing terror plots foiled

Posted on July 19, 2005 by Team VCS

In the 10 years since the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing killed 168 people, roughly 60 right-wing terrorist plots have been uncovered in the United States, according to an upcoming report by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project. The plots, … Continue reading →

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U.S. bomber gets life in prison for 1998 blast

Posted on July 19, 2005 by Team VCS

Convicted Olympic bomber Eric Rudolph was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday for the 1998 bombing of an Alabama abortion clinic, which killed a police officer and maimed a nurse. The 38-year-old abortion foe pleaded guilty in … Continue reading →

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