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Padilla Case Tests the Patriot Act

Posted on November 25, 2005 by Team VCS

The government’s 11th-hour decision to dump the ridiculous case of accused ”dirty bomber” Jose Padilla on the criminal court to which it should have been referred nearly four years ago is Exhibit A against the Patriot Act as currently written. … Continue reading →

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Will the US Seize the Opening for Troop Withdrawal?

Posted on November 25, 2005 by Team VCS

The surprising degree of consensus reached by the main Iraqi factions at the Arab League-orchestrated Reconciliation Conference in Cairo last weekend sharply undercuts the unilateral, guns-and-puppets approach of the Bush administration to the deteriorating situation in Iraq. The common demand … Continue reading →

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The Bosnian Example for Iraq

Posted on November 22, 2005 by Team VCS

  Ten years ago today the leaders of three hostile ethnic and religious communities in a war-ravaged land reluctantly agreed — thanks to overwhelming U.S. military and political pressure — to stop fighting and live together under their country’s first-ever … Continue reading →

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Call for Troops’ Removal Reverberates at Home

Posted on November 21, 2005 by Team VCS

Situated at the junction of the Conemaugh and Stonycreek rivers, Johnstown is best known for the Great Flood of 1889, in which a 35-foot wall of water roared into town and killed more than 2,000 residents in 10 minutes. But … Continue reading →

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Iraq war critic predicts withdrawal by US elections

Posted on November 21, 2005 by Team VCS

Rep. John Murtha, the Democrat whose call for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq set off a furor last week, on Sunday predicted U.S. forces would leave Iraq before next year’s U.S. congressional elections. The Pennsylvania lawmaker, a Vietnam veteran and … Continue reading →

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Mixed messages on torture put U.S. agents in a bind

Posted on November 19, 2005 by Team VCS

The U.S. government has placed what appear to be irreconcilable demands on its spies. The most recent evidence came last week, when President Bush denounced torture while Vice President Dick Cheney worked behind the scenes to defeat a measure in … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter To Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald From Former White House Counsel John W. Dean

Posted on November 19, 2005 by Team VCS

An Open Letter To Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald From Former White House Counsel John W. Dean November 18, 2005 The Honorable Patrick J. FitzgeraldSpecial CounselBond Federal Building1400 New York Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20530 Dear Special Counsel Fitzgerald: Excuse my being … Continue reading →

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Calling For Truth and Dignity in the Nation’s Conduct

Posted on November 18, 2005 by Team VCS

Near the end of the Edward R. Murrow movie, “Good Night, and Good Luck,” Sen. Joseph McCarthy is confronted by Joseph Welch, civilian counsel for the U.S. Army. McCarthy’s personal abuse of opponents had reached a peak in the Army-McCarthy … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers Lead Efforts to Ban Prison Abuse

Posted on November 18, 2005 by Team VCS

At first glance, the high-profile Senate Republican and the behind-the-scenes House Democrat leading the charge to ban abusive treatment of foreign prisoners in U.S. custody look like an odd couple. But Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., … Continue reading →

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Raid on torture dungeon exposes Iraq’s secret war

Posted on November 18, 2005 by Team VCS

The raid was at a building in central Baghdad. Men armed with automatic rifles burst in and made their way to a set of underground cells where they found 175 people huddled together. They had been captured by paramilitaries and … Continue reading →

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