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Editorial Column: A Truth-Teller for VA
December 9, 2008 – In the Bush administration, General Eric K. Shinseki committed the crime of truth-telling: He told the Senate in early 2003 that maintaining order in Iraq would take far more US troops than Donald Rumsfeld planned for. … Continue reading
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Dec 9, VCS Update: Share Your Vision of Change with President-Elect Obama
Our New VA Secretary, Shaping Our Veterans’ Future, and VCS on Counterspin. Veterans for Common Sense is pleased that President-elect Barack Obama chose General Shinseki as VA Secretary. VCS told reporters that in February 2003, General Eric Shinseki honestly and correctly … Continue reading
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Tagged backlog, Civil Liberties Articles & News, Guantanamo, Gulf War, torture, VA Claims Crisis
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Spying on Pacifists, Environmentalists, and Nuns
December 7, 2008 – Reporting from Takoma Park, Md. — To friends in the protest movement, Lucy was an eager 20-something who attended their events and sent encouraging e-mails to support their causes. Only one thing seemed strange. “At one … Continue reading
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Can Stop-Loss be Stopped?
December 7, 2008 – The Pentagon announced plans this week to recruit more foreigners residing in the U.S. into the ranks of the U.S. military. At the same time, many of those who’ve served their tours in the armed forces … Continue reading
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4,600 Veterans Attend Workshop on Benefits in Georgia
December 5, 2008 – Army Maj. Freddie Zink is looking ahead to the future after sustaining a serious head injury in Iraq. “They are not forcing me out,” Zink said Thursday at the Supermarket of Veterans Benefits program at the … Continue reading
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Tagged TBI
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5 Guards Face U.S. Charges in Iraq Deaths
December 6, 2008 – The Justice Department has obtained indictments against five guards for the security company Blackwater Worldwide for their involvement in a 2007 shooting in Baghdad that killed at least 17 Iraqi civilians and remains a thorn in … Continue reading
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VA Botches Appointment Scheduling, VA Inspector General Reports
December 5, 2008 – A new report says Veterans Centers run by the Department of Veterans Affairs could have seen more patients in the past year if they did a better job scheduling and rescheduling visits. About 4.9 million appointments … Continue reading
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Remembering Pearl Harbor: World War II Veteran Recalls Wartime Experiences in Pacitif
December 7, 2008 – Forget the time Maurice Sposato scored a draw in the ring against legendary boxer Sugar Ray Robinson. The toughest bout this small but scrappy pugilist ever had “was fighting for my country,” he said. Today, on … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Attorney General Mukasey Uses Infamous ‘Nixon Defense’ to Justify Torture and Domestic Spying
December 2, 2008 – When it comes to protecting George W. Bush and his administration, Attorney General Michael Mukasey is stretching legal arguments as far as his predecessor Alberto Gonzales ever did – now even invoking the “Nixon Defense” for … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Ghraib, Civil Liberties Articles & News, Guantanamo, terrorism, torture
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Veterans Affairs Investigation Deepens at New York Regional Office
December 5, 2008 – An internal Department of Veterans Affairs investigation found that the New York regional office altered vets’ claims to make them appear as if they were being processed faster than they actually were. Hundreds of documents submitted … Continue reading
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