Author Archives: Team VCS

December 20, 2007 – There’s a war inside the military over how to treat a not-so-new enemy: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. “I’ve never had a guy in my unit develop PTSD,” one senior general from Iraq told me. ‘It’s nonsense.” … Continue reading →

December 20, 2007 – DALLAS – The Army says in 2006 soldiers committed suicide at the highest rate in nearly three decades. However, at 109 deaths so far, this year has been even worse. While the military is taking action … Continue reading →

December 21, 2007 – When Larry Shellito returned from Vietnam back to Moorhead, Minn., the only people to greet him were members of his immediate family. Friends weren’t sure how to react. Some ignored the fact that he had just … Continue reading →

December 21, 2007 – We speak with a reporter from the Army Times who gives an inside account of how an army unit committed mutiny and refused to carry out orders in Iraq. After an IED attack killed five more … Continue reading →

December 21, 2007, Portsmouth, New Hampshire — The evidence for impeachment of the president and vice president is overwhelming, former CIA analyst and daily presidential briefer Ray McGovern told a room full of people at the Portsmouth Public Library Monday … Continue reading →

December 20, 2007 – This was, perhaps, the most radical thing a Southern California boy had ever done in order to see a Bouncing Souls concert. It’s almost certain that at some later moment, Joe Hatcher looked back and thought … Continue reading →

December 18, 2007 – More than 250 people once held in Iraqi prisons, including the notorious Abu Ghraib, have filed suit against a US military contractor for their alleged torture, attorneys said Tuesday. The Center for Constitutional Rights said a … Continue reading →

VCS Offers Four Free Copies of Documentary Film, ‘The Ground Truth’ VCS Sets Goal of Raising $10,000 by Dec. 31 Dear VCS Supporter: Today is the fourth day of our year-end fundraising drive. We are asking for your support to … Continue reading →

December 19, 2007 – Taking aim at Bush administration secrecy, Congress yesterday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would toughen the Freedom of Information Act and penalize government agencies that fail to surrender public documents on time. The bill would speed … Continue reading →

December 18, 2007 – Congress is moving to block the Department of Veterans Affairs from commercially developing its West Los Angeles Medical Center site. The 388-acre property between Westwood and Brentwood contains a veterans hospital and other facilities, as well … Continue reading →