Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Perpetuating Lies: Memorial in New Mexico Incorrectly Ties Iraq War to September 11

October 14, 2008 – A plan to etch the words and images of 9/11 on a monument to Soldiers who fell in Iraq has ignited a debate about whether the publicly funded memorial links the war in Iraq to the 2001 … Continue reading

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The Biggest Untold Mortgage Crisis: Help for Families Facing Military Foreclosures

October 8, 2008 – Please send a message to Mr. Schieffer today. More and more military families are finding themselves in the middle of a mortgage nightmare. Soldiers are returning after several tours of duty, only to find they are … Continue reading

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Iraq War Veteran’s Family Seeks VA Compensation for Illness that Killed Him

September 6, 2008 – They’ll hold a fundraiser in Auburn next Friday to help pay Matt Bumpus’ medical bills. The Roseville man and his family worked on the event for months in hopes of raising money to treat his leukemia. … Continue reading

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Oct 15, VCS Legislative Update: Congress Takes Bold Leadership

VCS promotes policies to improve veterans’ lives. Please celebrate with us all the veteran-friendly legislation VCS supported this year. Our VCS mission is to raise the unique voices of veterans on issues related to caring for our service members and … Continue reading

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Oct 15, Torture News: White House Wrote Secret Memos Endorsing CIA Torture Tactics

Waterboarding Got White House Nod October 15, 2008 – The Bush administration issued a pair of secret memos to the CIA in 2003 and 2004 that explicitly endorsed the agency’s use of interrogation techniques such as waterboarding against al-Qaeda suspects … Continue reading

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Oct 14: Friendly Fire in the Iraq War – And a Military Coverup

The Army says no, but a graphic video and eyewitness testimony indicate that a U.S. tank killed two American soldiers. The mother of one soldier demands answers.  October 14, 2008 – Once a cop, always a cop. Asked if she … Continue reading

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Vigil Highlights Military Women’s Deaths

October 8, 2008, Fayetteville, NC – Several advocacy groups demonstrated Wednesday outside Fort Bragg to draw attention to what they see as an alarming rate of domestic violence in military families. The vigil at the Yadkin Road gate to the … Continue reading

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Bush Signs 2 Vet Benefits Bills Into Law

October 13, 2008 – President Bush signed two veterans’ bills into law Friday, an omnibus benefits bill and a package of health-related legislation. The Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act expands the VA home loan program, attempts to improve the processing of … Continue reading

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Insider’s Projects Drained Missile-Defense Millions

October 11, 2008 – They huddled in a quiet corner at the US Airways lounge at Ronald Reagan National Airport, sipping bottomless cups of coffee as they plotted to turn America’s missile defense program into a personal cash machine. Michael … Continue reading

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Guantanamo Prosecutor Who Quit Had ‘Grave Misgivings’ About Fairness

October 12, 2008 – Darrel J. Vandeveld was in despair. The hard-nosed lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, a self-described conformist praised by his superiors for his bravery in Iraq, had lost faith in the Guantanamo Bay war crimes tribunals … Continue reading

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