Tag Archives: ACLU

CIA Won’t Face Sanction for Destroying Tapes

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Team VCS

ACLU – VCS Lawsuit Update October 6, 2011 (Courthouse News) – The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups cannot sanction, or find out who is responsible, for the Central Intelligence Agency destroying at least 92 interrogation videotapes of suspected … Continue reading →

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VCS Book Review ~ The Tragic Impact of Bush’s Torture Order on Veterans and Survivors

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Team VCS

None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture Written by:  Joshua E. S. Phillips March 3, 2011, Washington, DC (Veterans for Common Sense) – After suffering between 50 million and 70 million deaths, World War II also revealed … Continue reading →

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Apr 25, VCS Torture Lawsuit News: Pentagon to Release Hundreds of Torture Photographs

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Team VCS

April 25, 2009 – The Pentagon, in response to a lawsuit, will end a Bush administration legal battle and release “hundreds” of photos showing abuse or alleged abuse of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan by U.S. personnel, according to defense … Continue reading →

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Apr 17: VCS Urges Members to Write Spain’s Ambassador and Request War Crime Probe of Bush Torture

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Team VCS

The Spanish government may be moving forward with an investigation of war crimes – specifically torture – by the Bush administration.  Earlier this week, VCS wrote Spain’s ambassador to the United States and asked that the investigation continue. Spanish Judge … Continue reading →

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Apr 6, VCS Weekly Update: VCS Supports ‘Truth Commission’ as Part of Ending Torture Era

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Team VCS

Dear VCS Supporters: We have great news! Veterans for Common Sense plans to present our new web site to you later this month. We are also growing – VCS now has offices in both Washington, DC, and Austin, Texas. In … Continue reading →

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Mar 26, VCS in the News: Obama’s Migraine – Torture Policies of Bush Administration

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Team VCS

March 26, 2009 – Human rights lawyers are proving to be a major headache for the new administration of President Barack Obama by stepping up their court challenges on issues of prisoner abuse to test the reality of the president’s … Continue reading →

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Senator Leahy Calls Hearing to Discuss Truth Commission to Investigate Bush Administration Abuses of Power

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Team VCS

February 25, 2009 – On the Senate floor today, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, announced that his committee will hold a hearing next week to discuss proceeding with a “truth commission” to investigate the abuses of … Continue reading →

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Feb 17, VCS Torture FOIA Lawsuit Update: Hearing Delayed 30 Days

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Team VCS

UPDATE: This Hearing Has Been Cancelled as of 4PM February 17, But Will Be Re-scheduled. February 17, 2009, New York – February 17 – A federal judge will hold a hearing tomorrow to examine the Obama administration’s request for a … Continue reading →

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Blog: Mutiny Among the Military

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Team VCS

February 7, 2009 – UPDATE:The Washington Post on Sunday 9 February front-paged a 2-day story partially on this subject, based on an upcoming book by Thomas E. Ricks, called The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in … Continue reading →

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Yes, Bush’s Torture Policies Resulted in Murder

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Team VCS

February 11, 2009 – Newly declassified Defense Department documents describe a pattern of “abusive” behavior by U.S. military interrogators that directly led to the deaths of several suspected terrorists imprisoned at a detention center in Afghanistan in December 2002. The … Continue reading →

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