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Iraq insurgents switch strategy, go for major attacks

Posted on April 22, 2005 by Team VCS

Iraq insurgents switch strategy, go for major attacks Strategists who keep close tabs on the war in Iraq are scratching their heads over a sudden shift to large-scale attacks on American bases by the insurgents who heretofore have primarily bedeviled … Continue reading →

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Racism and War Crimes

Posted on April 9, 2005 by Team VCS

Aiden Delgado, an Army Reservist in the 320th Military Police Company, served in Iraq from April 1st , 2003 through April 1st, 2004. After spending six months in Nasiriyah in Southern Iraq, he spent six months helping to run the … Continue reading →

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Army Documents Shed Light on CIA ‘Ghosting’: Systematic Concealment Of Detainees Is Found

Posted on March 24, 2005 by Team VCS

Senior defense officials have described the CIA practice of hiding unregistered detainees at Abu Ghraib prison as ad hoc and unauthorized, but a review of Army documents shows that the agency’s “ghosting” program was systematic and known to three senior … Continue reading →

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Extreme Cinema Verite

Posted on March 14, 2005 by Team VCS

Extreme Cinema Verite GIs shoot Iraq battle footage and edit it into music videos filled with death and destruction. And they display their work as entertainment. By Louise Roug, Staff WriterLos Angeles TimesMarch 14, 2005 BAQUBAH, Iraq — When Pfc. … Continue reading →

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Iraq War Veteran: We discharged our weapons into the Kia

Posted on March 9, 2005 by Team VCS

Former Marine offers cautionary war story Iraq veteran Jimmy Massey tells of combat’s horrors at Siena event     COLONIE — Jimmy Massey spent 12 years in the Marine Corps, including a two-month stint in Iraq. On Tuesday at Siena … Continue reading →

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White House Turns Tables on Former American POWs

Posted on February 16, 2005 by Team VCS

White House Turns Tables on Former American POWs Gulf War pilots tortured by Iraqis fight the Bush administration in trying to collect compensation. By David G. SavageTimes Staff WriterFebruary 15, 2005 WASHINGTON — The latest chapter in the legal history … Continue reading →

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Gonzales Added to War Crimes Complaint in Germany

Posted on February 3, 2005 by Team VCS

Gonzales Added to War Crimes Complaint in Germany New Evidence Shows Fay Report on Abu Ghraib Protected Officials; Center for Constitutional Rights Says Attorney General Designate’s Testimony before the Senate Confirms His Role in Abu Ghraib Torture Synopsis: CCR filed … Continue reading →

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Retired Generals Say Gonzales Not Right for Troops

Posted on January 25, 2005 by Team VCS

Retired Generals Say Gonzales Not Right for Troops As retired professional military leaders of the U.S. armed forces, we are deeply concerned about the nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be attorney general. We feel that his views concerning the … Continue reading →

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The Betrayal of F Company

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Team VCS

12-30-2004: Training Failures Left Guard Unit Unready for Iraq   Back home in Michigan, the men of F Company, 425th Infantry, Long Range Surveillance, Michigan Army National Guard, are heroes. But in Iraq, they call themselves “The Kings of the … Continue reading →

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VCS Weekly Update: OpTruth Calls for Senate Hearings on Rumsfeld

Posted on December 27, 2004 by Team VCS

Operation Truth Calls for Senate Hearings on Rumsfeld Last week Operation Truth, an organization founded by and for Iraq War veterans, called for Senate hearings on Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s tenure in office.  Paul Reickhoff writes in his letter: … Continue reading →

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