Author Archives: Team VCS

June 11, Lawsuit Update: 43,000 Veterans Call VA Suicide Hotline Set Up in Response to Lawsuit

June 10, 2008, Canandaigua, NY – U.S. Army soldiers committed suicide in 2007 at the highest rate on record, and the toll is climbing this year as long war deployments stretch on. At the Canandaigua VA Medical Center, the national … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Investigate This – The Propaganda Leading to Iraq War

June 9, 2008 – “I think the questions were asked. I think we pushed. I think we prodded.  I think we challenged the president.  I think not only those of us in the White House press corps did that, but … Continue reading →

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Risk of ALS Exposure in Gulf War Veterans is Time Limited, Study Shows

June 10, 2008 – A new study, led by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC), says that cases of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) among soldiers who served in the first Persian Gulf War were caused by certain events during … Continue reading →

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June 10, News Investigation: Many Frontline Troops Turn to Meds to Cope

They’re Using Anti-Depressants, Sleeping Pills To Combat Stress Of Battle June 10, 2008 – As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue, we’re learning that a large number of troops are turning to medication to deal with the stress of … Continue reading →

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June 10, Iraq War Update: U.S. Seeking 58 Bases in Iraq, Iraqi Lawmakers Say

June 9, 2008, Baghdad, Iraq – Iraqi lawmakers say the United States is demanding 58 bases as part of a proposed “status of forces” agreement that will allow U.S. troops to remain in the country indefinitely. Leading members of the … Continue reading →

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‘Anything Not to Go Back’ – Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Fight Against Multiple Combat Deployments

June 16, 2008 – As an internist at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital, Dr. Stephanie Santos is used to finding odd things in people’s stomachs. So last spring when a young man, identifying himself as an Iraq-bound soldier, said he … Continue reading →

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Representative Kucinich Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against President Bush

June 9, 2008, Washington, DC (AP) — Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a former Democratic presidential contender, said Monday he wants the House to consider a resolution to impeach President Bush. Speaker Nancy Pelosi consistently has said impeachment was “off the table.” … Continue reading →

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Clarke on Iraq War Architects: “We Shouldn’t Let These People Back Into Polite Society”

June 6, 2008 – Noting that “prominent Democrats” had ruled out impeachment, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann asked former counterterrorism adviser Richard Clarke on his show last night, what “remedy” there could be for the lies and misinformation highlighted in the new … Continue reading →

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Tales from Inside the Editorial Board Room: Reactions to Scott McClellan’s Book

June 6, 2008 – When I first heard about Scott McClellan’s charges that the Bush administration had lied and deceived Americans during the months and years leading up to the war, I burst into tears of happiness. No, nothing he … Continue reading →

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June 9, VCS Trial in the News: Judge May Reopen Case Against VA After PTSD Email Emerges

“Once again VA’s political appointees were taken to the woodshed by an alert Congress for repeatedly failing our veterans,”   Veterans for Common Sense “remains disappointed that the VA leaders selected by President Bush lied again to Congress when they said … Continue reading →

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