Author Archives: Team VCS

The Army’s biological weapons defense laboratory at Fort Detrick probably had multiple episodes of anthrax contamination as workers strove to process a flood of samples sent there for testing in 2001 and 2002, an internal report says. The report contains … Continue reading →

When 23-year-old Michael Torok returned home to DeKalb County in September 2004 after serving in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, he had more health issues than anyone had suspected. Michael’s father, Roland, recalled recently that his son visited a veterans … Continue reading →

Even as retired generals engage in debate on whether Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld should resign over the Iraq war, critics and defenders appear to agree on one point: The war is not going as well as they expected. In … Continue reading →

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has reportedly told US President Bush that Britain will not offer any military support to any strike on Iran. The Scotsman reported Sunday that sources in the British Foreign Office told the paper that even … Continue reading →

 The president of Kyrgyzstan threatened on Wednesday to expel American troops from the strategically located Central Asian nation unless the United States agrees to pay more for its military presence. About 1,000 troops are stationed at an air base set … Continue reading →

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A large group of Afghan poppy farmers has handed Canadian soldiers an unusual offer, pledging not to grow the illicit flowers next year if they’re allowed to harvest their poppy crop this year with no interference from … Continue reading →

Calling for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation is becoming something of an alternative national pastime. Neoconservative icon Bill Kristol, founder of the Project for the New American Century (PNAC) of which Rumsfeld was a key member, was advocating giving Dandy … Continue reading →