Author Archives: Team VCS

January 16, 2008 – Very, very late last night, just before midnight, the Bush administration submitted a filing in CREW v. Executive Office of the President, our lawsuit challenging the failure of the White House to preserve and restore millions … Continue reading →

Of the 1.6 million service members who have served in Iraq, 34 percent have served two [or more] tours in Iraq or Afghanistan.  Paul Sullivan, executive director of Veterans for Common Sense, said: “The military must follow existing law and … Continue reading →

Federal Judge Orders CIA and Defense Department to Produce Documents for Court Review FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 17, 2008, New York – A federal judge today ordered the CIA and the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide him with documents … Continue reading →

January 15, 2008 – Galesburg, Illinois – Reflecting on his first year in office, U.S. Rep. Phil Hare expressed frustration about the country’s direction. Though he has often been a critic of President Bush and his allies, Hare, D-Rock Island, … Continue reading →

January 15, 2008 – Leeds, Mass. – Peter Mohan traces the path from the Iraqi battlefield to this lifeless conference room, where he sits in a kilt and a Camp Kill Yourself T-shirt and calmly describes how he became a … Continue reading →

January 14, 2008 – This weekend, while the 24-hour primary coverage raged on, the New York Times published a very well researched and stunning report on the number of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans involved in killings, here in America. They … Continue reading →

January 13, 2008 – It’s a presidential campaign like no other. The candidates have been falling all over each other in their rush to declare the depth and sincerity of their religious faith. The pundits have been just as eager … Continue reading →

January 14, 2008 Interviewee:  Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for International and Strategic Studies Interviewer:  Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor Anthony H. Cordesman, a leading expert on military and security developments in Iraq and Afghanistan, says … Continue reading →

January 12, 2008 – A leading military analyst with the Ministry of Defence’s own think tank warned that Nato was on the “precipice of failure” in Afghanistan unless it swaps throwing “money and troops” at the country’s problems for a more … Continue reading →

January 14, 2008 – Geography shouldn’t affect disability compensation to U.S. veterans. But it does. Such disparities have been a longstanding concern of the Disabled American Veterans, DAV spokesman Dave Autry said from Washington, D.C. Geographic inconsistencies in rating veterans’ … Continue reading →