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Iraq: The Unseen War (Photo Gallery)

Posted on August 23, 2005 by Team VCS

Iraq: The Unseen War The grim reality of Iraq rarely appears in the American press. This photo gallery reveals the war’s horrible human toll. by Gary Kamiya, Executive Editor, Salon, Tuesday, August 23 2005 Aug. 23, 2005 This is a … Continue reading →

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Vets see protests as attack on policy

Posted on August 22, 2005 by Team VCS

If there’s growing sentiment against the war in Iraq, many area veterans of the fight aren’t taking it personally. Vets see the opposition as a protest against policy, not them or their service. During the Vietnam War, many returning U.S. … Continue reading →

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The Military: Walking Among the Dead

Posted on August 22, 2005 by Team VCS

On the roof of an old airplane hangar outside Fallujah, spelled out in sandbags arranged as crude letters, is the Marine Corps credo, NO ONE LEFT BEHIND. In all wars, U.S. Marines take extraordinary risks to get their dead and … Continue reading →

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Blast Kills Four GIs In Southern Afghanistan

Posted on August 22, 2005 by Team VCS

Afghanistan, Aug. 21 — Four U.S. soldiers were killed and three were injured Sunday when an improvised explosive device ripped through a convoy of armored Humvees driving in a remote area of southern Afghanistan, marking the deadliest attack against U.S. … Continue reading →

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Militias on the Rise Across Iraq

Posted on August 22, 2005 by Team VCS

Shiite and Kurdish militias, often operating as part of Iraqi government security forces, have carried out a wave of abductions, assassinations and other acts of intimidation, consolidating their control over territory across northern and southern Iraq and deepening the country’s … Continue reading →

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Draft Constitution Would Fundamentally Change Iraq

Posted on August 22, 2005 by Team VCS

Shiites and Kurds were sending a draft constitution to parliament on Monday that would fundamentally change Iraq, transforming the country into a loose federation, with a weak central administration governed by Islamic law, negotiators said. The draft, slated for action … Continue reading →

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Sen. Hagel Says Iraq Looking Like Vietnam

Posted on August 22, 2005 by Team VCS

A leading Republican senator and prospective presidential candidate said Sunday that the war in Iraq has destabilized the Middle East and is looking more like the Vietnam conflict from a generation ago. Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, who received two Purple … Continue reading →

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The Trillion-Dollar War

Posted on August 21, 2005 by Team VCS

The Trillion-Dollar War by Linda Bilmes, Harvard University, Saturday, August 20, 2005 The human cost of the more than 2,000 American military personnel killed and 14,500 wounded so far in Iraq and Afghanistan is all too apparent. But the financial … Continue reading →

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The Swift Boating of Cindy Sheehan

Posted on August 21, 2005 by Team VCS

The Swift Boating of Cindy Sheehan by Frank Rich, New York Times, Sunday, August 21, 2005 Cindy Sheehan couldn’t have picked a more apt date to begin the vigil that ambushed a president: Aug. 6 was the fourth anniversary of … Continue reading →

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New York Times Editorial Board Denounces ‘Slick’ Pentagon Propaganda

Posted on August 21, 2005 by Team VCS

Walking the Wrong Way New York Times Editorial Board, Sunday, August 21, 2005 The Bush administration has announced plans for a Freedom Walk on Sept. 11, which will start at the Pentagon and end at the National Mall, and include … Continue reading →

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