-
Like VCS on Facebook
Follow VCS on Twitter
My Tweets-
Recent Posts
- The PACT Act – What Does it Do?
- VCS Statement on Passing the PACT Act
- VCS joins 129 organizations calling for increased Defense health research funding
- Veterans for Common Sense provides Testimony to Congress for Hearings on Pending Legislation
- 80 Members of Congress, 25 Organizations Call for Funding to Help Veterans with Gulf War Illness
Recent Comments
- Calvin Binns on Sick Marines and Contaminated Water: Questions Surround El Toro Marine Air Base
- Alexlarson989@gmail.com on U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Jerry Moran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Chiropractic Health Care for Current and Former Military Personnel
- Helen Peel-Roelofs on Zzz About VCS
- Kenneth Cline on VA Announces Camp LeJeune Medical Reimbursement Program | Veterans for Common Sense
- Robert on Sick Marines and Contaminated Water: Questions Surround El Toro Marine Air Base
Archive
Categories
Meta
Category Archives: Gulf War Updates
Sep 22, Editorial Column: Casualties and Costs Rise as Iraq and Afghanistan Remain Mired in Brutal Wars
On September 17, 2008, an editorial in the Austin American-Statesman newspaper declared, “Amid Election Noise, a Quiet Victory.” The editorial concluded that, “After more than five years of bloodshed and the expenditure of billions of dollars, the U.S. involvement in … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Afghanistan, Civil Liberties Articles & News, Gulf War, TBI, torture
Comments Off on Sep 22, Editorial Column: Casualties and Costs Rise as Iraq and Afghanistan Remain Mired in Brutal Wars
VA and DoD Meet, Look at Revamping Medical Boards
September 19, 2008 – Some 400 representatives from the Army, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Labor and Social Security Administration, among others, are meeting in Leesburg, Va., this week to discuss ways to improve the care of wounded and … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Gulf War
Comments Off on VA and DoD Meet, Look at Revamping Medical Boards
House of Representatives Votes to Allow Gulf War POWs Sue Iraq Over Torture
September 17, 2008, Washington, DC – Former POWs and civilians who were tortured or held hostage during the 1991 Persian Gulf War could pursue lawsuits against Iraq under legislation the House has approved. The White House, saying the bill would … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Civil Liberties Articles & News, Gulf War, terrorism, torture
Comments Off on House of Representatives Votes to Allow Gulf War POWs Sue Iraq Over Torture
Sep 16, VCS in the News: VA Covers Up Shocking Statistics on Iraq War Soldiers’ Suicides
September 16, 2008, Olean, New York – Here are some alarming numbers you may not remember seeing. That’s because the current federal government certainly won’t promulgate them unless pushed, and much of the national news media seem more concerned about … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, VA Claims Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged backlog, Gulf War, TBI, VA Claims Crisis
Comments Off on Sep 16, VCS in the News: VA Covers Up Shocking Statistics on Iraq War Soldiers’ Suicides
The Failed Surge, as Iraq Lives Without Electricity
September 2, 2008 – U.S. policy makers and American consumers in the past few months have been immersed in concerns about soaring oil prices and how to lower them. Fuel prices are also expected to be a focal issue when … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Gulf War
Comments Off on The Failed Surge, as Iraq Lives Without Electricity
Report: Push for Iraq War Preceded Intelligence Findings
August 22, 2008 – Editor’s Note: George Washington University’s National Security Archive released a report Friday on prewar Iraq intelligence which found “the U.S. intelligence community buckled sooner in 2002 than previously reported to Bush administration pressure for data justifying … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Gulf War, terrorism
Comments Off on Report: Push for Iraq War Preceded Intelligence Findings
McCain’s Ties to Neocon Hard Lines
August 18, 2008 – Randy Scheunemann, one of John McCain’s top foreign policy advisers, represents a key link in neoconservative strategy that seeks simultaneously to remove hostile regimes in the Middle East and to box in Russia through an expanded … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Gulf War
Comments Off on McCain’s Ties to Neocon Hard Lines
Aug 21, VCS in the News: Senator McCain’s Plan to Privatize Veterans’ Healthcare
August 21, 2008 – If John McCain is elected the next U.S. president, wounded veterans could be in for a world of hurt. On the campaign trail, the Republican’s presumptive nominee has talked of a new mission for the Department … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Gulf War, mental health
Comments Off on Aug 21, VCS in the News: Senator McCain’s Plan to Privatize Veterans’ Healthcare
Aug 18: Editorial Column: Out Damned Blot – An Open Letter to Colin Powell
Ray McGovern writes letter to Colin Powell August 15, 2008 Dear Colin, You have said you regret the “blot” on your record caused by your parroting spurious intelligence at the U.N. to justify war on Iraq. On the chance you … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Civil Liberties Articles & News, Gulf War, torture
Comments Off on Aug 18: Editorial Column: Out Damned Blot – An Open Letter to Colin Powell
Why Soldiers Rape
August 13, 2008 – An alarming number of women soldiers are being sexually abused by their comrades-in-arms, both at war and at home. This fact has received a fair amount of attention lately from researchers and the press — and … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Civil Liberties Articles & News, Gulf War, torture
Comments Off on Why Soldiers Rape