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Former Military Intelligence Officer Reveals US Listed Palestine Hotel in Baghdad as Target Prior to Killing Two Journalists in 2003

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Team VCS

May 13, 2008 – Last month marked the fifth anniversary of the US military shelling of the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad. The attack killed two journalists: Reuters cameraman Taras Protsyuk and Jose Couso, a cameraman for the Spanish television network … Continue reading →

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May 14 VCS Torture Lawsuit Update: Military Releases Documents About Prisoner Torture and Deaths

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Team VCS

May 14, 2008, New York – The American Civil Liberties Union has obtained previously withheld documents from the Defense Department, including internal investigations into the abuse of detainees in U.S. custody overseas. Uncensored documents released as a result of the ACLU’s … Continue reading →

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Charges Dropped Against ’20th’ Highjacker – Claims Confession Elicited After Torture

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Team VCS

May 12, 2008, San Juan, Puerto Rico – The Pentagon has dropped charges against a Saudi at Guantanamo who was alleged to have been the so-called “20th hijacker” in the Sept. 11 attacks, his U.S. military defense lawyer said Monday. … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Burned Again?

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Team VCS

May 12, 2008 – When an infant touches a hot stove, it learns a lifelong lesson: don’t touch a hot stove. The infant might grow into a thoroughly irresponsible person, might acquire a nasty heroin habit or provoke a barroom … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: CNN, The Pentagon’s ‘Military Analyst Program’ and Gitmo

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Team VCS

May 9, 2008 – The Pentagon has posted to its website the roughly 8,000 pages and audio tapes it was forced to provide to the New York Times regarding its “military analyst” program. Anyone who reads through them, as I’ve … Continue reading →

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Federal Judge Orders CIA To Turn Over Torture Memo For Court Review

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Team VCS

May 8, 2008, New York – A federal judge today ordered the CIA to produce, for the court’s review, a memo specifying brutal interrogation methods for use on prisoners held in U.S. custody overseas. The judge demanded the government make … Continue reading →

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Pentagon Drops Post in Pakistan for Top General

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Team VCS

May 9, 2008, Washington, DC – When the Pentagon announced in March that Maj. Gen. Jay W. Hood would become the senior American officer based in Pakistan, it reflected the military’s aim to put a crisis-tested veteran in a critical … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Abu Ghraib Whistleblower Blows Whistle on New Torture Film

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Team VCS

Editor’s Note: Former Army Sgt. Sam Provance was the only uniformed military intelligence officer at Abu Ghraib who broke the code of silence surrounding the infamous prisoner abuses. He spoke out during the Army’s internal investigation, at a congressional hearing … Continue reading →

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Sen. Webb’s GI Bill to be Added to Iraq War Spending Bill

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Team VCS

May 6, 2008, Washington, DC – Defying President Bush, House Democrats are preparing to forge ahead with a war spending measure that would include extended unemployment assistance and new educational benefits for returning veterans. After a meeting Monday evening of … Continue reading →

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May 3 Editorial Column: President George W. Bush Admits He Approved Torture

Posted on May 3, 2008 by Team VCS

May 1, 2008, Washington, DC – The American people have heard President Bush and his spokespeople say many times that the U.S. government does not engage in torture. Whether Bush was believed or not is another story — especially in … Continue reading →

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