Yearly Archives: 2008

January 22, 2008 – Compelling evidence that Canadian-transferred detainees are still being tortured in Afghan prisons emerged yesterday from the government’s own follow-up inspection reports, documents it has long tried to keep secret. In one harrowing account, an Afghan turned … Continue reading →

January 23, 2008- Every war produces casualties that American society refuses to recognize. I remember the tales of lobotomized WWII veterans and remember watching “strange” zombie-like men wandering the neighborhoods as I grew up. I remember returning from the Vietnam … Continue reading →

January 22, 2008 – Less than a week after holding a listening session with veterans at the VA Hospital at Fort Harrison, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced that the VA’s top leader will visit the state as early as next … Continue reading →

January 23, 2008 – When I tell people I’m an investigative reporter, I secretly hope that it sounds sexy and mysterious. I imagine that they might think of me like Bob Woodward, eclipsed by a dark column deep inside a … Continue reading →

President George W. Bush and seven of his administration’s top officials, including Vice President Dick Cheney, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, made at least 935 false statements in the two years following September 11, 2001, … Continue reading →

The Full House Veterans’ Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on the VA Budget Request for FY 2009 on February 7, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. in room 334 Cannon.  Veterans for Common Sense was asked to testify, and we will … Continue reading →

Jan. 22 Update: VCS Releases New VA and DoD Fact Sheets Dear VCS Supporters: This week Veterans for Common Sense releases updated versions of our popular VA and DoD Fact Sheets. The statistics are very disturbing. The Pentagon officially reported … Continue reading →

January 22, 2008 – The percentage of Army recruits with a high school diploma dropped last year, continuing a trend that has worsened since the start of the Iraq war, according to a report released Tuesday. National Priorities Project, a … Continue reading →

January 21, 2008 “It cannot be stopped at the border;Or trapped in a shelter of stone;Or arrested by following orders.War has been coming home.” In my first column two months ago, I discussed the mental health problems that our troops … Continue reading →

January 22, 2008 (AP) The Senate voted Tuesday to approve a revised defense bill authorizing a 3.5 percent pay raise for troops while sidestepping a veto showdown with President Bush. The 91-3 vote sends the $696 billion measure to Bush … Continue reading →