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Taliban Claims 5,220 Foreign Troops Killed in Afghanistan War

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Team VCS

News Analysis January 5, 2009, Kabul, Afghanistan – The Taliban has long exaggerated its military successes, but its recent claim that it killed more than 5,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan last year may be the militia’s most startling yet. The … Continue reading →

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Study Ties High IQ to High KIA Rate

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Team VCS

December 23, 2008 – Scottish scientists have found that being intelligent is of little advantage in the front line of battle. A study conducted by history and psychology experts at Edinburgh University has found that Scottish soldiers who lost their … Continue reading →

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Part Two, The War Back Home: Now Veteran Fights to Find Work in a Tough Economy

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Team VCS

Part Two of Three Parts January 4, 2009 – Gregory Kamm of Las Vegas did close combat on the streets of Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004. He didn’t think he’d have to fight just as hard to find a job in … Continue reading →

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Jan 5, Enormous Victory for Freedom: President-Elect Obama’s Justice Nominees Support Restoring Our Constitution

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Team VCS

January 5, 2009 09:58:40 PM, WASHINGTON – In filling four senior Justice Department positions Monday, President-elect Barack Obama signaled that he intends to roll back Bush administration counterterrorism policies authorizing harsh interrogation techniques, warrantless spying and indefinite detentions of terrorism … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: The Best Years of Our Lives is Rated Number One Best Film Ever

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Team VCS

The 10 Best American Movies January 4, 2009 – It’s Top Ten time again, and like everyone else I have a list, in my case a list of the 10 best American movies ever. Here it is, with brief descriptions … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: UK Army Failed in Iraq

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Team VCS

January 3, 2009 – The destruction of the Army’s reputation will be one of the most lasting of Tony Blair’s legacies. As we enter the year when the last British troops leave Iraq, further evidence is emerging of just what … Continue reading →

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Liberty Lost in Maryland: More Groups than Thought Were Illegally Spied Upon by Government

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Team VCS

Sunday, January 4, 2009; Page A01 – The Maryland State Police surveillance of advocacy groups was far more extensive than previously acknowledged, with records showing that troopers monitored — and labeled as terrorists — activists devoted to such wide-ranging causes … Continue reading →

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Historical Review: Vice President Richard Cheney’s Legacy of Deception

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Team VCS

In the end, the shame of Vice President Dick Cheney was total: unmitigated by any notion of a graceful departure, let alone the slightest obligation of honest accounting. Although firmly ensconced, even in the popular imagination, as an example of … Continue reading →

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Jan 3, VCS in the News: Army Illegally Promotes Religion to Combat Suicide Epidemic Among U.S. Soldiers

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Team VCS

The U.S. Military is barred from enacting or supporting policies that advance, promote or endorse religion. But according to the amended Military Religious Freedom Foundation lawsuit that is exactly what the military has been doing.  Paul Sullivan, the executive director … Continue reading →

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After Repeated Iraq War Deployments, Suicides and Homicides Impact Army’s Fort Carson

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Team VCS

A Focus on Violence by Returning G.I.’s January 2, 2009, Fort Carson, Colorado — For the past several years, as this Army installation in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains became a busy way station for soldiers cycling in and … Continue reading →

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