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Timeline for Iraq Pullout Would Aid Insurgents, Rumsfeld Says

Posted on June 23, 2005 by Team VCS

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today that setting a timeline for withdrawal of American troops from Iraq would give a “lifeline for terrorists.” And in a spirited defense of the war, he invoked Abraham Lincoln and the American revolution. … Continue reading →

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U.S. House puts ‘Doomsday’ bill on fast track

Posted on June 23, 2005 by Team VCS

U.S. House puts ‘Doomsday’ bill on fast track Wed Jun 22, 2005 7:18 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the House of Representatives approved legislation on Wednesday to quickly replace themselves if they are killed in a Sept. 11-type … Continue reading →

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Iraqi Rebels Refine Bomb Skills, Pushing Toll of G.I.’s Higher

Posted on June 22, 2005 by Team VCS

WASHINGTON, June 21 – American casualties from bomb attacks in Iraq have reached new heights in the last two months as insurgents have begun to deploy devices that leave armored vehicles increasingly vulnerable, according to military records. Last month there … Continue reading →

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Frist tells Durbin to apologize on Senate floor

Posted on June 21, 2005 by Team VCS

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist yesterday demanded that Sen. Richard J. Durbin make a “formal apology” on the floor of the Senate for comparing U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay to Nazi and Soviet regimes and that he strike his remarks … Continue reading →

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Lawyer says he’ll run against Fitzpatrick

Posted on June 20, 2005 by Team VCS

BucksCounty – Iraq war veteran and lawyer Patrick Murphy, a Democrat, announced on Monday that he plans to challenge Mike Fitzpatrick for the 8th District Congressional seat. “These are defining moments for our nation and our community,” Murphy said on … Continue reading →

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Collateral Risk: DU Research Gap Could Impact Vermont Troops

Posted on June 18, 2005 by Team VCS

By the end of June, more than 600 Vermont National Guard members will be deployed in and around heavy combat areas in Iraq, where battlefield exposure to depleted uranium – a highly toxic and radioactive battlefield poison widely used by … Continue reading →

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Young Florida Soldier Killed in Iraq War Was ‘One of the Good Kids’

Posted on June 18, 2005 by Team VCS

Young Florida Soldier Killed in Iraq War Was ‘One of the Good Kids’ Army Private Killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom Buried With Honors at Arlington By Lila de Tantillo Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, June 18, 2005; A15 On June … Continue reading →

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Medics Are Ordered to Report Abuse

Posted on June 17, 2005 by Team VCS

The Defense Department’s top health affairs official this week instructed all medical personnel who treat detainees in U.S. custody to report any suspected inhumane treatment and to protect their patients as they would U.S. soldiers, a new set of guidelines … Continue reading →

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Memo: Pentagon Concerned About Legality of Interrogation Techniques

Posted on June 17, 2005 by Team VCS

The interrogation techniques used at Guantanamo Bay Detention Center in 2002 triggered concerns among senior Pentagon officials that they could face criminal prosecution under U.S. anti-torture laws, ABC News has learned. Notes from a series of meetings at the Pentagon … Continue reading →

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More than 1,200 who had anthrax vaccine now sick

Posted on June 17, 2005 by Team VCS

More than 1,200 who had anthrax vaccine now sick More than 1,200 military personnel who received the anthrax vaccine before going to Iraq have developed serious illnesses, according to an Army report released last month, though local military officials contend … Continue reading →

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