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U.S. to Pull 12,000 Troops from Iraq as Withdrawal Begins
March 9, 2009 – Reporting from Baghdad and Washington — The U.S. will reduce its military presence in Iraq by 12,000 troops over the next six months as part of the first major drawdown since President Obama announced his plan … Continue reading
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Mar 9, VCS Cited in Editorial Column: How the City of San Marco Texas Really Can Help Our Veterans
March 9, 2009 – It was six years ago, March 24, 2003, that the San Marcos City Council, at the behest of a Republican majority led by Mayor Robert Habingreither and councilmember Susan Narvaiz, engineered a unanimous vote of the … Continue reading
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Tagged mental health, TBI
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CIA Vets Blast Senate Probe of Operations Under Bush
March 6, 2009 – For a handful of CIA operatives who were on the frontlines of the war on terror in the early months and years after 9/11, it’s the stuff of nightmares. After all, they did their job as … Continue reading
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Army Officer Accused in Huge Iraq Theft
March 5, 2009 – An Army captain from Beaverton stole nearly $700,000 in cash from an emergency fund while stationed in Iraq and shipped it in boxes back to Oregon, federal prosecutors say. When he returned to the states, he … Continue reading
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Newspaper Editorial: Suicide Risk is High for Veterans of All Eras
March 5, 2009 – Here is a tragic statistic: More Vietnam veterans died of suicide than were killed in action during that war. And the risk of suicide remains high among veterans of all eras and conflicts. Each year, about … Continue reading
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Mar 6, VCS Web Site Update: Please Pardon Our Dust !
Our web site is currently under construction. We continue posting news articles. However, we temporarily suspended our daily e-mail news and our weekly newsletters. We apologize for any inconvenience. We are currently in the process of switching over to a new and improved website. … Continue reading
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Bush Memos on Presidential Power Shock Legal Experts
March 4, 2009 – Legal experts said Tuesday they were taken aback by the claim in the latest batch of secret Bush-era memos that the president alone had the power to set the rules during the war on terrorism. Yale … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: A Truth Commission for the Bush Era?
March 2, 2009 – A USA Today/Gallup poll in February found that 62 percent of Americans favor a criminal investigation or an independent panel to look into the use of torture, illegal wiretapping, and other alleged abuses of power by … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Ghraib, Civil Liberties Articles & News, Guantanamo, torture
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Book Review: ‘War Comes Home’ Reveals VA’s Neglect of Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans
March 5, 2009 – “Members of Congress and bureaucrats at the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs may not be attacking vets with mortars and IEDs, but they are literally killing them with indifference.”— Aaron Glantz Coming on the … Continue reading
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Congressman Murtha Says Afghanistan Plan Lacks Goal – 600,000 Troops May Be Needed
March 3, 2009 – Rep. John Murtha said Tuesday the situation in Afghanistan is so challenging that he estimated it would take 600,000 troops to fully squelch violence in the country. The Pennsylvania Democrat, who chairs the powerful subcommittee that … Continue reading
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