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Veterans for Common Sense

Posted on February 4, 2004 by Team VCS

PRESS RELEASE  National Groups Question the Independence of a Presidential Inquiry into the use of Iraq IntelligenceInquiry must involve Congress and examine the judgment of senior officials  February 4, 2004 – For Immediate ReleaseContact: Ashianna Esmail; (202) 543-6176 The directors of … Continue reading →

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No Humanitarian Case for Iraq War, Says Rights Group

Posted on January 27, 2004 by Team VCS

The United States and Britain had no justification for invading Iraq either on the grounds of alleged threats from illicit weapons and terrorism, or as a humanitarian mission, an international civil rights group said yesterday. The failure to find Saddam … Continue reading →

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U.S. forces accused of razing Iraqi homes; Human rights group says acts would be war crimes

Posted on January 13, 2004 by Team VCS

U.S. forces accused of razing Iraqi homesHuman rights group says acts would be war crimesUNITED NATIONS – U.S. military forces in Iraq “appear” to have committed war crimes by detaining relatives of suspected insurgents or wanted former officials, and demolishing their homes, … Continue reading →

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Rape, Kidnap, and Persecution of Women Rise in Iraq under U.S. Occupation

Posted on December 22, 2003 by Team VCS

  So This Is Liberation?   All the shades are drawn in Raba’s house on a wide residential street in one of Baghdad’s more affluent neighborhoods. Small daughters and nieces streak through a well-appointed living room, leaving giggles and shrieks … Continue reading →

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Detention of Iraqis creates hostility, resistance

Posted on November 24, 2003 by Team VCS

BAGHDAD – U.S.-led coalition forces raided Abdul Rahman Mohammed Saleh al-Dulame’s home in northern Baghdad three times this summer, then arrested the low-level Ministry of Trade employee on a bogus tip that he had been a member of Saddam Hussein’s … Continue reading →

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Bush Supports Uzbekistan Dictator Who Kills Opponents by Boiling Them to Death

Posted on October 29, 2003 by Team VCS

Tony Blair’s New Friend Britain and the US claim a moral mandate – and back a dictator who boils victims to death The British and US governments gave three reasons for going to war with Iraq. The first was to … Continue reading →

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ACLU Requests Information About Prisoners Held in Cuba

Posted on October 11, 2003 by Team VCS

Rights Groups Seek Information on Detainees’ Treatment Several civil liberties and veterans groups plan to file a formal request with the federal government today seeking information on whether prisoners in U.S. custody in the war on terrorism have been tortured … Continue reading →

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How Bush Maniuplates Using Fear; and How We Can Overcome and Prevail with Hope

Posted on August 30, 2003 by Team VCS

A Nation of Victims George W. Bush is generally regarded as a mangler of the English language. What is overlooked is his mastery of emotional language–especially negatively charged emotional language–as a political tool. Take a closer look at his speeches … Continue reading →

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Pentagon Seeks Cut in Soldiers’ Danger Pay in Iraq

Posted on August 15, 2003 by Team VCS

The Pentagon has urged Congress not to extend recent increases in “imminent danger pay” and “family separation allowances” to U.S. troops in war zones, citing the extra $225 monthly for the two pay categories.  The action has stirred anger among … Continue reading →

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U.S. Shuts Down Offending Newspaper in Iraq

Posted on July 23, 2003 by Team VCS

Iraqi police accompanied by U.S. troops raided the offices of Al-Mustaqila newspaper, which means The Independent in Arabic. Neighbors said troops broke down the front door, ransacked the office and detained the newspaper’s manager, Abdul Sattar Shalan. According to U.S. … Continue reading →

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