Yearly Archives: 2008

Why Soldiers Rape

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Team VCS

August 13, 2008 – An alarming number of women soldiers are being sexually abused by their comrades-in-arms, both at war and at home. This fact has received a fair amount of attention lately from researchers and the press — and … Continue reading →

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Cast of Thousands Maintaining a War

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Team VCS

August 13, 2008 – On the sprawling U.S. bases in Iraq, you can’t go far without stumbling across the private citizens who do the little things that keep the war machine humming. Filipino workers are charged with laundering the troops’ … Continue reading →

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It’s ‘Open War,’ Taliban Says After Deadly Pakistan Bombing

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Team VCS

August 12, 2008, Peshawar, Pakistan – A bomb targeting a Pakistani Air Force bus carrying personnel from a military base killed at least 14 people, including a child, and wounded 11 others Tuesday on a major road near the center … Continue reading →

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McCain’s Michigan Melt-Down Madness

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Team VCS

August 10, 2008 – Leave it to John McCain to pick the site of a horrific atomic meltdown to symbolize his push for nuke power. McCain says he wants at least 45 more US reactors as part of his “do … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Attention All “Evil-Doers,” This Really IS a Religious War

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Team VCS

August 7, 2008 – Like many a good oppressed American Christian, retired Lt. Gen. William “my God was bigger than his” Boykin has now written of his unbearable persecution and suffering in a book. As expected, Boykin, in Never Surrender: … Continue reading →

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Back to Iraq for Alpha Co.

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Team VCS

August 12, 2008 – When he arrived home from Iraq in 2005, Sgt. Neill Coulbourn was angry and obsessed with never having had the chance to avenge the deaths of the six men in his National Guard unit who were … Continue reading →

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Rushing Toward War

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Team VCS

August 12, 2008 – As the Bush Administration begins its final months in office, it has embarked upon two courses of action that will pre-empt the scope of the incoming Obama or McCain administration and will plague America for years … Continue reading →

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US Takes Georgian Troops Home from Iraq

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Team VCS

August 12, 2008 – The U.S. Air Force brought all 2,000 Georgian troops home from Iraq aboard C-17 Globemasters Sunday and Monday after the Georgian government recalled the troops to combat the advance of Russian troops into the country, said … Continue reading →

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Aug 11 VCS Update: The Changing Face of War; Afghanistan, Iraq, & Looking Ahead

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Team VCS

This week’s update takes a hard look at the two wars the U.S. is fighting right now. Aghanistan, on the back burner for so long, is now outpacing Iraq in both wounded soldiers & deaths. This should get the public’s … Continue reading →

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Aug 10 New York Times Editorial Column: Help Our Veterans Vote

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Team VCS

August 10, 2008, Hartford, CT – What is the secretary of Veterans Affairs thinking? On May 5, the department led by James B. Peake issued a directive that bans nonpartisan voter registration drives at federally financed nursing homes, rehabilitation centers … Continue reading →

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