Author Archives: Team VCS

May 10 Editorial Column: New Front in Republican War on Voting: Disabled American Veterans

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Team VCS

Veterans for Common Sense has been fighting for veterans to be allowed to register to vote in VA facilities across the country.  Initially reluctant, VA decided last week to allow volunteers to come into their facilities and register voters.  VCS … Continue reading →

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The Fall and Rise of Blackwater Mercenaries – Iraq Contractor in Iraq War Civilian Shooting Case Makes Comeback

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Team VCS

May 10, 2008 – Last fall, Blackwater Worldwide was in deep peril.Guards for the security company were involved in a shooting in September that left at least 17 Iraqis dead at a Baghdad intersection. Outrage over the killings prompted the … 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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May 9, VCS in the News: Sen. Bond Proposes Opening Vet Centers to Active Duty Soldiers

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Team VCS

“It’s multiple deployments, the stop-loss and the extended deployments that are causing enormous problems for the psychological well-being of some of our soldiers,” said Paul Sullivan of Veterans for Common Sense.  May 1, 2008, Washington, DC – More and more … Continue reading →

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NOVA Testifies Before Congress on Veterans’ Issues

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Team VCS

May 7, 2008 – Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to present the views of the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates, Inc (“NOVA”) on legislation pending before the Committee. NOVA is a not-for-profit § … Continue reading →

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May 9 VCS in the News: Questions and Answers About Veterans Suicide

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Team VCS

May 9, 2008, Washington, DC – Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake took heated questions this week on Capitol Hill about whether his agency was withholding information about the number of veterans who are committing suicide. His testimony was prompted by … Continue reading →

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Killing by the Numbers – The Use of Snipers in the Iraq War

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Team VCS

May 9, 2008 – Genei Nesir Khudair al-Janabi, an Iraqi vegetable farmer, walked down to the ramshackle pump house along the banks of the Euphrates. Each day at midmorning, he would start the seven-horsepower pump to water his crops. Khudair … 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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Battle of the Hawks

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Team VCS

May 6, 2008 – In the increasingly unlikely event of a McCain-Clinton election, folks who care about the peace issue would have serious reason to worry. Both of these candidates are inveterate hawks, and what we would be up against … Continue reading →

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VA Official On Veterans’ Attempted Suicides: ‘Shh!’

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Team VCS

May 7, 2008 – The director of mental health at the VA yesterday told the House Veterans Affairs Committee he made a poor choice when he wrote ‘Shh!’ in an email to colleagues discussing veterans’ suicide attempts. The line “was … Continue reading →

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