Author Archives: Team VCS

How I entered the hellish world of Guantanamo Bay

Posted on February 6, 2005 by Team VCS

How I entered the hellish world of Guantanamo Bay Martin Mubanga went on holiday to Zambia, but ended up spending 33 months in Guantanamo Bay, some of the time in the feared Camp Echo. Free at last and still protesting … Continue reading →

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Wounded in Action

Posted on February 4, 2005 by Team VCS

Wounded in Action The first symptom was sleeplessness. It was July 2003 and Lance Corporal David McGough of the Royal Army Medical Corps was just back from a five-month tour of duty in Basra, Iraq. Lots of the lads from … Continue reading →

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Gonzales Added to War Crimes Complaint in Germany

Posted on February 3, 2005 by Team VCS

Gonzales Added to War Crimes Complaint in Germany New Evidence Shows Fay Report on Abu Ghraib Protected Officials; Center for Constitutional Rights Says Attorney General Designate’s Testimony before the Senate Confirms His Role in Abu Ghraib Torture Synopsis: CCR filed … Continue reading →

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Leishmaniasis skin disease strikes U.S. troops in Iraq War

Posted on February 3, 2005 by Team VCS

Troops unable to be treated for skin disease in Iraq will be seen by doctors in U.S. ARLINGTON, Virginia — U.S.-based military doctors are bracing for a wave of servicemembers returning from Iraq this spring whose treatment for a skin … Continue reading →

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Dear America from an Iraq War veteran

Posted on February 2, 2005 by Team VCS

Dear America, I am a soldier, and I served in Iraq. I spent the last year riding in an unarmored humvee with no doors, open to the whims of the enemy and the splashes of sewage from the wheels. I … Continue reading →

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Returning veterans paint grim picture of war’s toll

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Team VCS

Returning veterans paint grim picture of war’s toll Soldiers recently returned from Iraq gave an unfiltered and unflattering assessment of the war’s human toll as they detailed their war experiences to a crowd of Oakton Community College students and faculty … Continue reading →

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Insult to Injury: You Know They Treat Us Like Shit Says Iraq War Veteran

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Team VCS

Insult to Injury: You Know They Treat Us Like Shit Says Iraq War Veteran WASHINGTON — Most patients at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington have a lot on their minds: the war they just fought, the injuries … Continue reading →

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Two live grenades found in luggage of soldier returning from Iraq

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Team VCS

Two live grenades found in luggage of soldier returning from Iraq ATLANTA (AP) Two live hand grenades were found in the luggage of a soldier returning from Iraq on Thursday, halting operations at the international terminal of Atlanta’s airport for … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: PNAC Calls for Massive Increase in Troop Levels, Possibly Leading to Draft

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Team VCS

Letter to Congress on Increasing U.S. Ground Forces (This Means a Military Draft Soon) January 28, 2005 Dear Senator Frist, Senator Reid, Speaker Hastert, and Representative Pelosi: The United States military is too small for the responsibilities we are asking … Continue reading →

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Despite Unanswered Questions, Judiciary Committee Approves Gonzales Nomination

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Team VCS

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted (10 to 8) today to endorse Alberto Gonzales as U.S. Attorney General. Despite support for Gonzales by all the Republican Committee members, other lawmakers and civil rights and human rights groups had cited grave concerns … Continue reading →

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