Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

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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Judge Sides with Soldier, Grants Conscientious Objector Status Based on Christian Religious Beliefs Against War

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Team VCS

September 22, 2008 – A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Army to grant conscientious objector status and an honorable discharge to Pfc. Michael Barnes, a Fort Richardson-based paratrooper who said he experienced a religious awakening in Iraq two years … Continue reading →

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The Whistleblower Who Tried to Prevent the Iraq War

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Team VCS

September 25, 2008 – Of course Katharine Gun was free to have a conscience, as long as it didn’t interfere with her work at a British intelligence agency. To the authorities, practically speaking, a conscience was apt to be less … Continue reading →

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Fort Carson’s Mental Health Crisis Continues: Soldier, 35, an Apparent Suicide, Total At Least 17 at Post

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Team VCS

September 24, 2008, Fort Carson, CO – Fort Carson is mourning the loss of another soldier who committed suicide on the post. The soldier, a 35-year-old chaplain’s assistant from Milwaukee, died Monday apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Fort Carson … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Absence of Leadership

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Team VCS

September 25, 2008 – It took President Bush until Wednesday night to address the American people about the nation’s financial crisis, and pretty much all he had to offer was fear itself. There was no acknowledgement of the shocking failure … Continue reading →

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Filner Leads House in Passage of Comprehensive Bills to Help Veterans Prevent Foreclosure, Access the Health Care They Need and Receive Earned Disability Benefits in a Timely Fashion

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Team VCS

September 24, 2008 – On Wednesday, September 24, 2008, Bob Filner (D-CA), Chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, announced that the House of Representatives passed comprehensive legislation to provide improved health care services and increased benefits for our Nation’s … Continue reading →

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Veterans for Peace Occupy National Archives, Call for Arrest of Bush and Cheney for War Crimes

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

“Arresting Bush and Cheney for war crimes will honor our oath to the Constitution,” veterans say. September 23, 2008 – On Tuesday morning, September 23, 7:30am, at the front of the National Archives Building on Constitution Ave. in Washington, D.C., … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers Move Forward on Veterans Bills

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

September 23, 2008 – Congress is moving closer to passing a package of veterans’ benefits improvements before adjourning for the year, but final details remain unclear. The House of Representatives approved the Senate-passed Veterans’ Benefits Enhancement Act on Monday, as … Continue reading →

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AFGE Urges Congress to Pass Veterans Health Care Budget Reform Act

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

September 18, 2008, Washington, DC – The American Federation of Government Employees, (AFGE), which represents 180,000 employees throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), today criticized the current discretionary VA funding process and urged Congress to move on the Veterans … Continue reading →

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VA Secretary Establishes ALS as a Presumptive Compensable Illness

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

September 23, 2008 – Veterans with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may receive badly-needed support for themselves and their families after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that ALS will become a presumptively compensable illness for all veterans with … Continue reading →

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