Yearly Archives: 2005

Iraq War Causes Sharp Drop in Military Academy Applications

Posted on June 14, 2005 by Team VCS

Iraq War Causes Sharp Drop in Military Academy Applications WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) – Applications from high school students to each of the three prestigious U.S. military academies dropped this year, officials said on Monday, at the same time the … Continue reading →

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Battle-Hard G.I.’s Learn To Release Their Pain

Posted on June 14, 2005 by Team VCS

BAGHDAD — When three Minnesota National Guardsmen died in a roadside bombing in February, their home towns grieved in the usual way. Flags flew at half-staff. Streets were renamed in honor of the fallen. And neighbors spoke of a war … Continue reading →

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Illegal Detentions in Iraq by US Pose Great Challenge: Annan

Posted on June 14, 2005 by Team VCS

Thousands of people are detained in Iraq without due process in apparent violation of international law, the United Nations said on Wednesday, adding that 6,000 of the country’s 10,000 prisoners were in the hands of the U.S. military. In Iraq, … Continue reading →

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Torture’s Part of the Territory

Posted on June 14, 2005 by Team VCS

Brace yourself for a flood of gruesome new torture snapshots. Last week, a federal judge ordered the Defense Department to release dozens of additional photographs and videotapes depicting prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib. The photographs will elicit what has become … Continue reading →

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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: For returning veterans, Iraq is not another Vietnam

Posted on June 13, 2005 by Team VCS

“They’re firing at us!” Capt. K.C. Hughes screams in his sleep. His body thrashing, his arms flailing, he points and barks orders, grinding his teeth, flipping from one side of the bed to the other. “He starts breathing heavy, like … Continue reading →

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Must Read: News of the Absurd About U.S. and International Media

Posted on June 12, 2005 by Team VCS

2,200 Journalists Await Jackson Verdict By GREG RISLING, Associated Press Writer, Fri Jun 10, 3:25 PM ET About 2,200 members of the media have received credentials to cover Michael Jackson’s trial — more than the O.J. Simpson and Scott Peterson … Continue reading →

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Horrors of war in Iraq continue to haunt U.S. Marine corporal

Posted on June 12, 2005 by Team VCS

As his new bride, Amanda, and her friends chuckle at stories over dinner, Jack Self stares in silence. He doesn’t laugh much anymore. Jack has spent half of the last two years patrolling the cities of Iraq, dodging sniper fire … Continue reading →

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Democrats, veterans press for extended mental-health care for servicemembers

Posted on June 11, 2005 by Team VCS

Democrats, veterans press for extended mental-health care for servicemembers WASHINGTON — More mental health resources are needed to deal with stress from Iraq and Afghanistan now, before those veterans develop even more serious mental problems, according to Democrats and veteran … Continue reading →

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‘Secret’ Senate meeting on Patriot Act

Posted on June 9, 2005 by Team VCS

In a move that could expand the police powers in the Patriot Act, the Senate Intelligence Committee will meet behind close doors to discuss, among other things, “a little-discussed provision to enlarge the FBI’s ability to wiretap people who it … Continue reading →

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US Threats to the International Criminal Court

Posted on June 9, 2005 by Team VCS

The United States of America is the only state that is actively opposed to the new International Criminal Court. US opposition to the Court can be traced back to the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court … Continue reading →

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