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Veterans Link Health Problems to Chemical Warfare Agent Tests at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Team VCS

December 28, 2008 – Dwight Bunn easily becomes breathless and says he has lung scarring from exposure during chemical tests conducted in secrecy on troops while he was stationed at the Army’s Dugway Proving Ground in Tooele County from 1962 … Continue reading →

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Dec 30 VCS Update: Our Successes in 2008 and Our Plans for 2009

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Team VCS

In 2008, Veterans for Common Sense continued our strong track record of providing publicity and pragmatic solutions for government policies you care about: national security, civil liberties, and veterans. With your continued support, we plan more successful advocacy efforts during … Continue reading →

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Dan Rather’s Lawsuit Against CBS News May Deal President Bush’s Legacy a New Blow

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Team VCS

December 28, 2008, Los Angeles, California – As George W. Bush prepares to leave the White House, at least one unpleasant episode from his unpopular presidency is threatening to follow him into retirement. A $70m lawsuit filed by Dan Rather, … Continue reading →

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Iraq War Veteran Arrested After Two-Hour Standoff with Police in New Jersey

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Team VCS

December 27, 2008, Mansfield Township, New Jersey – A mentally disturbed Iraq War veteran who dialed 911 Friday morning claiming he’d shot two people kept officers at bay during an ensuing two-hour standoff, police said. Richard Toth, 30, made the 911 … Continue reading →

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News Analysis: Will Current Proselytizing in Military Continue Under President Obama?

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Team VCS

December 27, 2008 – President-Elect Barack Obama’s decision to have the evangelical megachurch leader Rick Warren conduct the invocation at next month’s presidential inauguration proves that fundamentalist Christians still wield enormous power within the federal government and will likely continue … Continue reading →

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Former VA Doctor: Veterans Deserve Better Care

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Team VCS

December 26, 2008, Roseburg, Oregon – Lack of adequate funding has led to lack of adequate staffing which in turn has decreased the quality of care and level of services at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Roseburg. The Roseburg facility … Continue reading →

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Vice President Cheney Admits He ‘Signed Off’ on Waterboarding Torture for 33 Prisoners of War

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Team VCS

December 22, 2008 – Vice President Dick Cheney, in another stunning admission during his campaign to burnish the Bush administration’s legacy, said he personally authorized the “enhanced interrogations” of 33 suspected terrorist detainees and approved the waterboarding of three so-called … Continue reading →

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Despite Uproar, Army Officials Say All is Well at Warrior Transition Units

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Team VCS

December 23, 2008 – At a recent gathering in a small auditorium at Fort Lee, Va., wounded soldiers listened as everyone in their chain of command up to a full colonel reassured them that life in the post’s Warrior Transition … Continue reading →

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Guantánamo Prisoner’s Lawyers Accuse Defence Secretary Gates of ‘Flagrantly False’ Affidavit on Torture

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Team VCS

September 23, 2008 – Lawyers for a British resident held at Guantánamo Bay have accused Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, of signing a “flagrantly false” affidavit to avoid having to disclose evidence of torture. In a sworn affidavit to … Continue reading →

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Linda Bilmes Interview: The $10 Trillion Hangover – Paying the Price for Eight Years of Bush’

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Team VCS

December 22, 2008 – In a new article in Harper’s Magazine, Linda Bilmes and Joseph Stiglitz estimate that the cost of undoing the Bush administration’s economic choices, from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the collapse of the financial … Continue reading →

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