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Bush Appoints Bolton as U.N. Envoy, Bypassing Senate

Posted on August 1, 2005 by Team VCS

President Bush bypassed the Senate confirmation process today and appointed John R. Bolton as the new United States ambassador to the United Nations. The appointment, while Congress is in recess, ends a months-long standoff between the White House and Senate … Continue reading →

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Spy’s Notes on Iraqi Aims Were Shelved, Suit Says

Posted on August 1, 2005 by Team VCS

The Central Intelligence Agency was told by an informant in the spring of 2001 that Iraq had abandoned a major element of its nuclear weapons program, but the agency did not share the information with other agencies or with senior … Continue reading →

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Interview with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

Posted on August 1, 2005 by Team VCS

MR. KESSLER: Well, I’ll start off. One thing that struck me when we were in Japan in March is there was a Japanese reporter that said, “Gee, being secretary of state must be really tough.” And you kind of laughed … Continue reading →

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White House Redefines The Meaning Of “Torture”

Posted on August 1, 2005 by Team VCS

Last week, we wrote of the Bush Faction’s increasingly successful drive to establish the principle of unlimited presidential authority — beyond the reach of any law or constitutional restriction — as the new foundation of a militarist American state. This … Continue reading →

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Worry Grows as Foreigners Flock to Iraq’s Risky Jobs

Posted on August 1, 2005 by Team VCS

For hire: more than 1,000 U.S.-trained former soldiers and police officers from Colombia. Combat-hardened, experienced in fighting insurgents and ready for duty in Iraq. This eye-popping advertisement recently appeared on an Iraq jobs website, posted by an American entrepreneur who … Continue reading →

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The Roots of Prisoner Abuse

Posted on July 31, 2005 by Team VCS

The Roots of Prisoner Abuse This week, the White House blocked a Senate vote on a measure sponsored by a half-dozen Republicans, including Senator John McCain, that would prohibit cruel, degrading or inhumane treatment of prisoners. Besides being outrageous on … Continue reading →

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Soldiers May Lose Hundreds in Pay Starting Monday (8/1/05)

Posted on July 31, 2005 by Team VCS

Soldiers May Lose Hundreds in Pay Starting Monday (8/1/05) MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Untold numbers of servicemembers residing off base will see their next paycheck shrink by as much as $250 — and many of them may … Continue reading →

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Senate Clears Emergency Veterans Budget

Posted on July 30, 2005 by Team VCS

Senate Clears Emergency Veterans BudgetBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 29, 2005, Filed at 12:45 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate sent President Bush a $1.5 billion increase to the budget for veterans health care programs Friday as it cleared … Continue reading →

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Iraq: The Human Toll

Posted on July 30, 2005 by Team VCS

Iraq: The Human Toll by DAVID CORTRIGHT, The Nation, July 24, 2005 Living conditions for the people of Iraq, already poor before the war, have deteriorated significantly since the US invasion. This is confirmed in a new report by the … Continue reading →

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Milestone: Iraq and Afghanistan War Casualties Hit 2,007

Posted on July 30, 2005 by Team VCS

Milestone: Iraq and Afghanistan War Casualties Hit 2,007 http://www.defenselink.mil/news/casualty.pdf (official DoD casualty site is updated every morning) Low-balling the Cost of War: CBO Assumes No Casualties http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.cfm?Page=Article&ID=74 (article reprinted from October 2002, well before the invasion of Iraq) by Charles Sheehan-Miles, October … Continue reading →

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