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Billion-Dollar Budgeting Demands Oversight

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Team VCS

February 5, 2009 – Linda Bilmes served as an assistant secretary in President Clinton’s Commerce Department and has written extensively about government budgets and the costs of the Iraq War. It’s Professor Bilmes these days, as she teaches advanced budgeting … Continue reading →

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Feb 6, Iraq and Afghanistan War Toll Rises: Army Active Duty Suicides Skyrocket to 24 During January 2009

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Team VCS

February 6, 2009 – Seven soldiers committed suicide in January and the cause of death in 17 other cases is still pending, Army officials announced Thursday, marking a significant increase in soldier suicides from the same time period in previous … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: There is No Victory in Iraq

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Team VCS

February 5, 2009 – It is hard to read stories like  this one from the New York Times, and to not be heartened, if nothing else than on a purely human level:     BAGHDAD — Iraqis voted on Saturday for … Continue reading →

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New Play about Iraq War: The Lonely Soldier Monologues (Women at War in Iraq)

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Team VCS

February 4, 2009 – William Electric Black will direct “The Lonely Soldier Monologues (Women at War In Iraq)” by Helen Benedict. The play is based on Benedict’s book, “The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq” (Beacon … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Security in Iraq, Relatively Speaking

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Team VCS

February 3, 2009 – If there is to be any degree of honesty in our communication, we must begin to acknowledge that the lexicon of words that describes the human condition is no longer universally applicable. I am in Iraq … Continue reading →

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’94 Military Report Panned Humvee as ‘Deathtrap’

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Team VCS

February 3, 2009 – Army and Marine Corps officials knew nearly a decade before the invasion of Iraq that its workhorse Humvee vehicle, was a “deathtrap” even with armor added to protect it against roadside bombs, according to an inspector … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Why Are We Still at War?

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Team VCS

February 3, 2009 – The United States began its war in Afghanistan 88 months ago. “The war on terror” has no sunset clause. As a perpetual emotion machine, it offers to avenge what can never heal and to fix grief … Continue reading →

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Taliban Burns 10 Trucks on Afghanistan-Pakistan Supply Route

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Team VCS

February 5, 2009 – Reporting from Istanbul, Turkey, and Peshawar, Pakistan — A day after blowing up a crucial land bridge, Taliban militants torched 10 supply trucks returning from Afghanistan to Pakistan on Wednesday, underscoring the insurgents’ dominance of the … Continue reading →

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Waste, Fraud in Iraq Being Repeated in Afghanistan

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Team VCS

February 2, 2009 – Waste and corruption that marred Iraq’s reconstruction will be repeated in Afghanistan unless the U.S. transforms the unwieldy bureaucracy managing tens of billions of dollars in infrastructure projects, government watchdogs warned Monday. The U.S. has devoted … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Unreleased Pentagon Report Urges Afghanistan War Escalation

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Team VCS

February 3, 2009, Washington, DC – A classified Pentagon report urges President Barack Obama to shift U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan, de-emphasizing democracy-building and concentrating more on targeting Taliban and al-Qaida sanctuaries inside Pakistan with the aid of Pakistani military … Continue reading →

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