Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Bush Signs Dec. 1 COLA Increase for Vets

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Team VCS

September 27, 2008 – While lawmakers continue to work on two omnibus veterans’ bills dealing with benefits and health care, at least one thing is now certain – disabled veterans and survivors receiving dependency and indemnity compensation will receive a … Continue reading →

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Psychiatrists Protest Pentagon Interrogations

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Team VCS

September 26, 2008 – The nation’s leading organization of psychiatrists says the Pentagon has reneged on an agreement not to use psychiatrists in interrogations of detainees at Guantanamo and other detention sites. In a  letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, … Continue reading →

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Soldiers from Fort Lewis Say they Stole for Pills

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Team VCS

September 26, 2008 – Two Fort Lewis soldiers who deserted their unit in July are accused of committing a string of thefts in Eastern Washington, authorities say. In jailhouse interviews Wednesday, the soldiers told a Spokane television station that they … Continue reading →

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The Last Tour: A Decorated Marine’s War Within Ends in Murder-Suicide at Grand Canyon

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Team VCS

September 29, 2008 – When the Twiggs brothers got to the Grand Canyon, on May 12th, Willard called his girlfriend, a married woman in Louisiana, on Travis’s cell phone. She had to see the canyon someday, he said. “It will … Continue reading →

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Our Disabled Veterans Face Red Tape in Voting

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Team VCS

September 27, 2008 – With the presidential polls just over a month away, tens of thousands of U.S. war veterans are still wondering whether or not they will be able to vote for the candidate of their choice. About 100,000 … Continue reading →

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Accurate History Lesson: ‘Bin Laden and Me’ – Reporter Recounts Factual Origin of Terrorists

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Team VCS

Tall and thin, there stood the Saudi mujahid in the same room  September 28, 2008 – The headquarters and international nerve centre of what was to become the world’s most dangerous terrorist organization was a tiny storefront in a dilapidated, … Continue reading →

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As Stock Market Crashes in U.S., Army General Odierno Warns of Revolt by Iraqis

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Team VCS

Odierno warns of potential revolt by Iraqis September 29, 2008, Baghdad, Iraq — Dramatic security gains made in Iraq over the past year could be jeopardized if its government doesn’t improve essential services such as electricity and bring together rival … Continue reading →

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Sep 25, VCS in the News: Veterans Tell VA, ‘Open Front Door’ to Disability Claims

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Team VCS

Sullivan places responsibility for the current problems squarely at the White House doorstep. “Responsibility lies with the president of the United States,” he said. “He started the Iraq war and he had no plan to care for the casualties.” September … Continue reading →

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Sexual ‘Cleansing’ in Iraq – Violent Religious Extremists Target and Murder Homosexuals

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Team VCS

VCS Note: Some of the links in this article will take you to sites containing images of violence which you may find disturbing. September 25, 2008 –  The “improved” security situation in Iraq is not benefiting all Iraqis, especially not … Continue reading →

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Special Ballot Urged for Absentees

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Team VCS

September 26, 2008 – Military voting officials recommend that if soldiers have not received an absentee ballot from their state by Sept. 30, they should complete and mail a Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot as soon as possible. Free Express Mail … Continue reading →

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