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428 Civilian Contractors Killed in Iraq

Posted on November 2, 2005 by Team VCS

Civilian contractors in Iraq dying at faster rate as insurgency grows By Seth Borenstein, Knight Ridder Newspapers, November 1, 2005 WASHINGTON – As the nation focused last week on the 2,000th U.S. soldier who died in Iraq, Gloria Dagit of … Continue reading →

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Powell aide describes foreign policy cabal

Posted on November 1, 2005 by Team VCS

In President Bush’s first term, some of the most important decisions about U.S. national security — including vital decisions about postwar Iraq — were made by a secretive, little-known cabal. It was made up of a very small group of … Continue reading →

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Top Cheney Adviser Indicted on Five Felonies in CIA Leak Probe

Posted on October 29, 2005 by Team VCS

A federal grand jury today indicted Vice President Cheney’s chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, after a two-year investigation into the leak of a CIA agent’s identity but spared — at least for now –President Bush’s top political strategist, … Continue reading →

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Vice President for Torture

Posted on October 28, 2005 by Team VCS

VICE PRESIDENT Cheney is aggressively pursuing an initiative that may be unprecedented for an elected official of the executive branch: He is proposing that Congress legally authorize human rights abuses by Americans. “Cruel, inhuman and degrading” treatment of prisoners is … Continue reading →

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Dick’s War on Saddam

Posted on October 27, 2005 by Team VCS

Dick’s War on Saddam In August 2002, Dick Cheney was doing his best to shock the nation into action by Craig Gordon, Newsday, October 26, 2005 WASHINGTON — It was the last week of August 2002, and the Bush administration’s … Continue reading →

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US Told to Give Data on Guantanamo Hunger Strikers

Posted on October 27, 2005 by Team VCS

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. government to provide medical records on Guantanamo prisoners who are being force-fed while on a hunger strike and to notify their lawyers about forced feedings. U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler acted … Continue reading →

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U.S.: License to Abuse Would Put CIA Above the Law

Posted on October 26, 2005 by Team VCS

The Bush administration is now the only government in the world to claim a legal justification for mistreating prisoners during interrogations, Human Rights Watch said today. The administration recently approached members of the U.S. Congress to seek a waiver that … Continue reading →

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Why the Military Shouldn’t Take Charge in Emergencies

Posted on October 25, 2005 by Team VCS

A majority of Americans in a recent poll expressed support for the use of our military as part of law enforcement during domestic emergencies. President Bush evidently shares this view, for he proposed using the military to enforce the law … Continue reading →

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How Scary Is This?

Posted on October 25, 2005 by Team VCS

    The White House is sweating out the possibility that one or more top officials will soon be indicted on criminal charges. But the Bush administration is immune to prosecution for its greatest offense – its colossal and profoundly tragic incompetence. … Continue reading →

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The White House Cabal

Posted on October 25, 2005 by Team VCS

The White House Cabal By Lawrence B. Wilkerson, Los Angeles Times, October 25, 2005 LAWRENCE B. WILKERSON served as chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell from 2002 to 2005. IN PRESIDENT BUSH’S first term, some of … Continue reading →

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