Yearly Archives: 2005

A Fighting Strategy for Veterans

Posted on March 5, 2005 by Team VCS

A Fighting Strategy for Veterans Military veterans are crying foul over President Bush’s budget proposals to cut spending on their health care. The budget must not be balanced “on the backs of veterans,” wrote Stephen P. Condon, the chairman of … Continue reading →

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The Sand Storm: Stories from the Front

Posted on March 4, 2005 by Team VCS

“This Decalogue of monologues has shocking force and awesome honesty…candid, uncensored, and blistering…heart-clutching, eye-witness mosaic…” —Los Angeles Times In remembrance of the two-year anniversary of the war in Iraq, a private Operation Truth benefit show will launch the play on … Continue reading →

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Knight Ridder Removes Article Highly Critical of VA

Posted on March 4, 2005 by Team VCS

Vanishing News: “VA’s red tape squelches veterans’ long-overdue disability claims”   Knight Ridder investigative reporters Chris Adams and Alison Young wrote a lengthy news article claiming more than 13,000 veterans died during the past ten years while awaiting word from the … Continue reading →

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Key Iraq War Wound: Brain Trauma

Posted on March 4, 2005 by Team VCS

Key Iraq War Wound: Brain Trauma A growing number оf U.S. troops whоѕе bоdу armor helped thеm survive bomb аnd rocket attacks аrе suffering brain damage аѕ a result оf thе blasts. It’s a type оf injury ѕоmе military doctors … Continue reading →

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Bear Any Burden: The Heavy Cost of Using U.S. Troops as Experimental Test Subjects

Posted on February 28, 2005 by Team VCS

Bear Any Burden: The Heavy Cost of Using U.S. Troops as Experimental Test Subjects That’s one thing neither the Pentagon nor Big Pharm is willing to do for our troops. As a general rule, 26-year-old National Guard members ought to … Continue reading →

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VA Opens Doors to Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Seeking Counseling Assistance

Posted on February 28, 2005 by Team VCS

VA Opens Doors to Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Seeking Counseling Assistance Trauma of Iraq war haunting thousands returning home MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jeremy Harrison sees the warning signs in the Iraq war veterans who walk through his office door … Continue reading →

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W.’s Stiletto Democracy

Posted on February 26, 2005 by Team VCS

W.’s Stiletto Democracy WASHINGTON – It was remarkable to see President Bush lecture Vladimir Putin on the importance of checks and balances in a democratic society. Remarkably brazen, given that the only checks Mr. Bush seems to believe in are … Continue reading →

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Soldier shocked by pupils’ letters

Posted on February 26, 2005 by Team VCS

Soldier shocked by pupils’ letters Gary Younge in New YorkThursday February 24, 2005The Guardian A teacher has apologised for letters sent by his sixth-grade students to an American soldier, accusing the US military of killing civilians and destroying Iraqi mosques … Continue reading →

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Suicides in Marine Corps Rise by 29{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d}

Posted on February 26, 2005 by Team VCS

Suicides in Marine Corps Rise by 29{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d}; Fast Pace of Operations Are Believed to Contribute By Ann Scott TysonWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, February 25, 2005; Page A19 The Marine Corps suffered a 29 percent spike in suicides last year, reaching … Continue reading →

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BofA and DoD Security SNAFU: Info on 1.2 Million Customers Lost by Bank

Posted on February 26, 2005 by Team VCS

BofA and DoD Security SNAFU: Info on 1.2 Customers Lost by Bank Bank Loses Tapes of Records of 1.2 Million With Visa Cards Bank of America said yesterday that it had lost computer backup tapes containing personal information about 1.2 … Continue reading →

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