Author Archives: Team VCS

April 8, 2008 – Sure, Arizona Senator John McCain’s campaign may still be selling him as some kind of “maverick” or “independent thinker” — and most of the media may still be buying that ridiculous line. But when it comes … Continue reading →

April 9, 2008 – The answer is NO. PERIOD.I am writing about this because I got a call from a BBC reporter who wanted to talk to a veteran with PTSD who was being sent back to Iraq or Afghanistan.When … Continue reading →

April 7, 2008 – Washington, DC — Members of Congress invested nearly 196 million dollars of their own money in companies that receive hundreds of millions of dollars a day from Pentagon contracts to provide goods and services to U.S. … Continue reading →

April 9, 2008 – Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of the coalition forces in Iraq, and Ryan Crocker, U.S. ambassador to Iraq, testified before two Senate committees on Tuesday regarding the state of the war. Salon takes a look at … Continue reading →

April 8, 2008 – Seventeen Iraq combat veterans are running for House seats as Republicans, pledging to continue the war once in Congress and linking themselves to Sen. John McCain’s candidacy for president. As Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. … Continue reading →

April 8, 2008 – On Thursday in the National Press Club in Washington, a crowd gathered to witness the presentation of the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling to Lieutenant Commander Matthew Diaz. The story of Matthew Diaz was chronicled in this … Continue reading →

April 7, 2008 – While General Petraeus prepares to testify before Congress this week about future troop levels in Iraq, the Army is expressing strong concerns about the strain that additional tours of duty will place on our service people. … Continue reading →

Last month, the US marked five years in Iraq with the tragic news of 4,000 service members killed in the war zone.  But the 4,000 U.S. deaths are only part of the story.  In addition to the deaths, the devastating … Continue reading →

April 6, 2008 – Fort Leavenworth, Kan. — In a measured voice, Maj. Levi Dunton explained to the small circle of Army officers and their spouses what had gone wrong in his marriage since he returned home from Iraq in … Continue reading →

April 7, 2008 – The Pentagon’s decision last year to extend tours in Iraq and Afghanistan to 15 months from 12 months in order to support the Bush administration’s ill-conceived surge has resulted in the longest Army combat tours since … Continue reading →