Yearly Archives: 2007

Ex-CIA Officials Call On Tenet to Give Back His Medals

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Team VCS

April 30, 2007 – In his much-watched “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday, former CIA director George Tenet spoke passionately in defense of his former colleagues at the agency, saying they had been maligned and scapegoated by the Bush administration. Tenet … Continue reading →

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Soldier’s Grieving Wife Speaks

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Team VCS

In an exclusive interview with FOX21’s Grace Polanski, Renea Waltz said, “The military killed my husband.” Renea’s 40-year-old husband, Staff Sergeant Mark Waltz died in their home Monday morning. Waltz said, “Those people who did not help my husband, killed … Continue reading →

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For One Couple, Struggle to Find Better Care Led to Relocation

Posted on April 29, 2007 by Team VCS

MONTAGUE — The morning sun glinted off the silver crucifix dangling from the rearview window of Anna Mohan’s 1992 Toyota as it started with a rough bang on a cold late-winter day. She was on the road. Again. As Mohan … Continue reading →

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VA Resources for Virginia Tech Mass Murder

Posted on April 29, 2007 by Team VCS

The staff at the National Center for PTSD extend our condolences to all of those affected by the violence at Virginia Tech, the worst school shooting in US history. We know that continued support is vital in helping all individuals … Continue reading →

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Alabama Militia Busted with Stockpile of 200 Hand Grenades and Machine Gun

Posted on April 28, 2007 by Team VCS

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Raids that resulted in the arrests of six alleged militia members and the seizure of hundreds of hand grenades and bullets were “much ado about nothing,” a defense lawyer said Friday. A cache of ammunition that was … Continue reading →

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1997: Chemical Arms in Gulf War: Medical Mystery and Credibility Crisis

Posted on April 28, 2007 by Team VCS

January 2, 1997 — Six months after the Pentagon’s momentous announcement that American troops may have been exposed to clouds of nerve gas and other Iraqi chemical weapons shortly after the Persian Gulf war, no one yet knows the cause … Continue reading →

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Bush Has Gone AWOL

Posted on April 28, 2007 by Team VCS

The following is a transcript of the Democratic Radio Address delivered by Lieutenant General William E. Odom, U.S. Army (Ret.) on Saturday April 28, 2007: You can download the radio address by clicking here: http://a9.g.akamai.net/7/9/8082/v001/democ…adioAddress.mp3 “Good morning, this is Lieutenant … Continue reading →

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Editorial – U.S. Media Have Lost the Will to Dig Deep

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Team VCS

A changed news culture has let several important investigative stories slip through the cracks. In an e-mail uncovered and released by the House Judiciary Committee last month, Tim Griffin, once Karl Rove’s right-hand man, gloated that “no [U.S.] national press … Continue reading →

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Editorial – America Has to Provide for its Wounded Veterans

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Team VCS

The LSJ’s recent front-page reporting that our returning service personnel were receiving excellent care at our Veterans Administration facilities in Michigan is accurate that care and treatment in our larger metropolitan Veterans facilities, while a problem in the past, is … Continue reading →

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Is War a Psychosis?

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Team VCS

In 1967, the Scottish psychiatrist R. D. Laing wrote, “Insanity is a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world. Normal men have killed 100 million of their fellow men in the past 50 years.” Wartime behavior deviates markedly from crosscultural … Continue reading →

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