Yearly Archives: 2008

April 16, 2008 – Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., raised a novel idea Wednesday for helping families of veterans suffering from severe traumatic brain injuries or life-changing combat wounds: build homes for for them on the campuses of VA hospitals. She … Continue reading →

April 16, 2008 – The Bloomberg administration says it will invest $9.4 million of federal funding on its way to the city in fighting homelessness among veterans. The money will be used to house more than 1,000 homeless veterans. The … Continue reading →

April 15, 2008 – After closing without notice last December, Hayward’s VA clinic re-opened just two months ago. Vanessa Feltes reports on how things look since the re-open. “Words going out to the veterans, hey get signed up for the … Continue reading →

Veterans Demand Independent Prosecutor to Investigate U.S. Government Approval and Use of Torture For Immediate Release: April 18, 2008Contact: Paul Sullivan paul@veteransforcommonsense.org Washington, DC – Veterans for Common Sense, a non-profit advocacy organization, today called upon the Justice Department to … Continue reading →

Newly Released Government Documents Show Special Forces Used Illegal Interrogation Techniques in Afghanistan.  Veterans for Common Sense is a co-plaintiff in this landmark litigation to protect our freedoms.  April 16, 2008, New York – The American Civil Liberties Union obtained … Continue reading →

April 14, 2008 – Cleveland, OH: Families who have been adversely affected by Veterans medical malpractice and the often deplorable conditions at some VA hospitals, are hoping that new congressional funding for VA hospitals—the largest single infusion of cash in … Continue reading →

April 15, 2008 – When the American Civil Liberties Union released the FBI e-mail in December 2004 – after obtaining it through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit – the White House emphatically denied that any such presidential Executive Order … Continue reading →

April 16, 2008 – Fresno, CA — Forced to leave the combat zone after his two brothers died in the Iraq war, Army Spc. Jason Hubbard faced another battle once he returned home: The military cut off his family’s health … Continue reading →

April 13, 2008 – Some locals say that care and customer service at veterans’ medical clinics in Galveston County has been so bad it’s made some sick and left others worrying they might get sick if they keep using them. … Continue reading →

April 13, 2008 – The image of CIA officers demonstrating and detailing torture techniques considered for use during detainee interrogations in the White House is one most Americans could probably never conceive. And yet, ABC News reported last week that … Continue reading →