Author Archives: Team VCS

New York – We are at war again — not because of enemy attack, as in World War II, nor because of incremental drift, as in the Vietnam War — but because of the deliberate and premeditated choice of our … Continue reading →

TEACH-IN on the IRAQ WAR Join VETERANS, SCHOLARS, and ACTIVISTS in discussing the causes, implications, and potential consequences of the U.S. War against Iraq–a war that may not only change the face of the Middle East but the geopolitics and … Continue reading →

Statement of Charles Sheehan-Miles Executive Director, Nuclear Policy Research Institute and Spokesman for Veterans for Common Sense Good Afternoon. My name is Charles Sheehan-Miles. I am a Gulf War veteran, Executive Director of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute, and I … Continue reading →

Hot Springs, South Dakota — Not all local opponents of the war against Iraq were publicly protesting on Thursday. “I support most of those people who do that — we need them — but I’m uncomfortable with it myself,” Hot … Continue reading →

Herald Correspondent Lindsay Murdoch, travelling with a Marines artillery unit, reports on one of the war’s first battles on the Iraq-Kuwait border. There was little initial resistance as the United States Marines swept into southern Iraq early yesterday. One of … Continue reading →

“We must make clear to the Germans that the wrong for which their fallen leaders are on trial is not that they lost the war, but that they started it. And we must not allow ourselves to be drawn into … Continue reading →

Washington – With hundreds of thousands of American troops poised for combat in Iraq, veterans groups are criticizing a budget plan expected on the House floor this week that would slash Veterans Affairs money by $15 billion in the next … Continue reading →

The crash of the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter killed 12 U.S. and 4 British soldiers, officials said. U.S. military officials said they did not have further details about the crash. Military officials said they did not know if the helicopter … Continue reading →

Iraq will be invaded or occupied regardless of “ultimatum,” report says George W. Bush’s March 17 speech has been boiled down to one blunt statement: “Saddam Hussein and his sons must leave Iraq within 48 hours. Their refusal to do … Continue reading →

When Bush proclaimed that “The Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised,” that was a lie. What are the “most lethal weapons ever devised?” Why, nuclear weapons, of course. That Iraq possesses … Continue reading →