Yearly Archives: 2005

Bush and Congress Plan to Slash Veterans Healthcare Budget

Posted on January 8, 2005 by Team VCS

Bush May Seek Freeze in Farm, Housing Budgets, Frist Aide Says Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) — The Bush administration plans to freeze most spending in programs for agriculture, housing and veterans to help cut the budget deficit in half by 2009, … Continue reading →

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Veterans Groups Express Sharp Anger About Firing Pro-Veteran Committee Chair

Posted on January 7, 2005 by Team VCS

Veterans outraged over ousting Smith from committeeBy KATHLEEN CANNON, Burlington County Times http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-01072005-428437.html TRENTON – Burlington County veterans are outraged that House Republicans stripped U.S. Rep. Chris Smith of the chairmanship of the Veterans Affairs Committee. At the behest of GOP … Continue reading →

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Grannie, look what we’re doing to the land of freedom

Posted on January 7, 2005 by Team VCS

Grannie, look what we’re doing to the land of freedom The ideals that welcomed my exiled family to the US have been violated My grandmother came to America from eastern Europe in 1911, when she was not quite 13. Her … Continue reading →

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Oppose the draft? It’s already here

Posted on January 5, 2005 by Team VCS

Oppose the draft? It’s already here While most pollsters would agree that there is almost no discernable support for reinstating the military draft, why should the public support the military’s policy of forcing exhausted those who already have fulfilled their … Continue reading →

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More than 1,300 Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Past Six Months

Posted on January 4, 2005 by Team VCS

Iraqi officers, police members killed so far total 1300-Naqib ?   http://www.kuna.net.kw/English/print.asp?DSNO={cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d}20694138  

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Emotional toll can weigh heavy on a war veteran’s mind

Posted on January 4, 2005 by Team VCS

Emotional toll can weigh heavy on a soldier’s mind “Hateful.” That’s the word Lois Edwards uses to describe her husband’s behavior when he returned home from Iraq. A member of the Franklin-based 210th Military Police, Specialist Corey Edwards spent a … Continue reading →

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Gonzales Nomination Draws Military Criticism

Posted on January 4, 2005 by Team VCS

Gonzales Nomination Draws Military Criticism Retired Officers Cite His Role in Shaping Policies on Torture By Dan EggenWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, January 4, 2005; Page A02   A dozen high-ranking retired military officers took the unusual step yesterday of signing … Continue reading →

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Lugar Condemns Plan To Jail Detainees for Life

Posted on January 3, 2005 by Team VCS

A leading Republican senator yesterday condemned as “a bad idea” a reported U.S. plan to keep some suspected terrorists imprisoned for a lifetime even if the government lacks evidence to charge them. The Pentagon and the CIA have asked the … Continue reading →

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