Author Archives: Team VCS

December 14, 2007 – Marine commanders would be required to intervene in cases in which combat-hardened Marines with clean records have gotten into trouble after suffering combat stress, under a proposed order. The directive, which has not yet been signed … Continue reading →

December 13, 2007 – The parents of an Iraq war veteran who committed suicide and members of Congress on Wednesday questioned why there’s not a comprehensive tracking system of suicide among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Mike Bowman, of Forreston, Ill., … Continue reading →

December 7, 2007 – Damn, I love me some Sheldon Whitehouse. He, like, actually knows the law. And he, like, is willing to actually read the stuff he is exercising oversight over. Which is why this speech he gave today … Continue reading →

December 10, 2007 – Some months ago a friend of mine – an Iraq vet – committed suicide. He was a solid citizen, a hard working family man, serious, level-headed, and had a deep desire to help others. The kind … Continue reading →

December 10, 2007 – Iraq war veterans are starting to line up for free meals and a warm bed at the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless. “Traditionally, we’ve seen veterans from Vietnam – veterans consistently have been 25 percent of … Continue reading →

December 10, 2007 – A Houston, Texas woman says she was gang-raped by Halliburton/KBR coworkers in Baghdad, and the company and the U.S. government are covering up the incident. Jamie Leigh Jones, now 22, says that after she was raped … Continue reading →

House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Media Advisory Two Hearings Scheduled for Wednesday, December 12, 2007:   Hearing #1: 10:00 a.m. in 345 Cannon House Office Building. Full Committee Hearing on “Stopping Suicides: Mental Health Challenges Within the Department of Veterans Affairs.”  Immediately … Continue reading →

December 9, 2007 – The informer was growing terrified about the prospect of testifying against Al Qaeda. Osama bin Laden, he feared, would get to him or his family. Allah, he suspected, was already punishing him; his father was sick … Continue reading →

December 9, 2007 – Last May, Tim Chapman was sitting in his car on the edge of a cliff, weeping. If he took his foot off the brake, he would go over the edge – to silence, to peace, and … Continue reading →

December 11, 2007 – Back in February of this year, writing about the history of turning-point elections, Steve Fraser asked a question, but didn’t answer it: Would campaign 2008, he wondered, turn out to be a rare presidential election of … Continue reading →