Author Archives: Team VCS

Maryland Soldier Killed in Afghanistan War

Posted on October 4, 2005 by Team VCS

Maryland Soldier Killed in Afghanistan War Arundel Soldier Killed in Afghanistan; Devoted Sergeant, Family Man Found Purpose in the Military By Nia-Malika Henderson Devoted Sergeant, Family Man Found Purpose in the MilitarynWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, October 4, 2005; B04 James … Continue reading →

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MOVIE REVIEW: Winter Soldier

Posted on October 3, 2005 by Team VCS

In February 1971, 125 Vietnam War veterans gathered in Detroit to talk about what they had seen and done in the war. News reporters and activist filmmakers descended on the Howard Johnson’s where they met. The reporters — if you … Continue reading →

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Hidden Angle

Posted on October 3, 2005 by Team VCS

Two weeks ago we wrote about our concern that little media attention was being paid to a massive hunger strike that had been taken up by over a quarter of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, demanding, among other improvements in … Continue reading →

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Apparent suicide bomb kills one outside Oklahoma University stadium

Posted on October 2, 2005 by Team VCS

Apparent suicide bomb kills one outside Oklahoma University stadium NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — One person was killed in an explosion in a traffic circle about 100 yards from a packed football stadium at the University of Oklahoma on Saturday night … Continue reading →

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Marine Mourns 11 Friends Killed in Bombing

Posted on October 2, 2005 by Team VCS

Marine Mourns 11 Friends Killed in Bombing AP Exclusive: Last Marine in Ohio-Based Squad Devastated by Roadside Bomb Mourns His 11 Friends By ANTONIO CASTANEDA The Associated Press Oct. 1, 2005 – Cpl. David Kreuter had a new baby boy … Continue reading →

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Wife: GI disagreed with war

Posted on October 2, 2005 by Team VCS

An Arizona Army National Guard sergeant killed this week in Iraq didn’t agree with the war, his wife wrote on a Web site she maintains. “I’m so very proud of my husband and all that he believed,” Sgt. Howard Paul … Continue reading →

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Survey: 6 in 10 Military Women Harassed; 1 in 4 Military Men Harassed

Posted on October 1, 2005 by Team VCS

Survey: 6 in 10 Military Women Harassed Thursday September 29, 2005 11:46 PM By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Six in 10 women who have served in the National Guard and Reserves say they were sexually … Continue reading →

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Ex-army officers attack ‘chaos’ of Iraqi regime

Posted on October 1, 2005 by Team VCS

It was meant to be a moment of reconciliation between the old regime and the new, a gathering of nearly 1,000 former Iraqi army officers and tribal leaders in Baghdad to voice their concerns over today’s Iraq. But it did … Continue reading →

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Officials Fear Chaos if Iraqis Vote Down the Constitution

Posted on October 1, 2005 by Team VCS

Senior American officials say they are confident that Iraq’s draft constitution will be approved in the referendum to be held Oct. 15, even though Sunni Arabs in Iraq are mobilizing in large numbers to defeat it. In testimony before Congress … Continue reading →

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What is the Radical Middle?

Posted on October 1, 2005 by Team VCS

What is the Radical Middle?   The Founders of this nation represented the first Radical Middle. Back then they called it “being liberal.” As George Washington said, “As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that … Continue reading →

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