Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Sept. 8: Grim Memories for Fort Carson Soldier

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Team VCS

September 7, 2008 – The photos on Pfc. Spencer Offenbacker’s laptop are gruesome: a severed Iraqi head; bugs crawling over a decaying body; a human skeleton in a pile of garbage. Offenbacker, 25, a Fort Carson soldier, said he took … Continue reading →

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McCain is Last Chance for Vietnam Veterans

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Team VCS

September 7, 2008 – Four years after Democrat John Kerry surrounded himself with his “band of brothers” at his convention, Republicans made sure that their just-concluded convention in St. Paul was a celebration of John McCain’s service in Vietnam, particularly … Continue reading →

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McCain’s History of Hot Temper Raises Concerns

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Team VCS

September 7, 2008, Washington, DC – John McCain made a quick stop at the Capitol one day last spring to sit in on Senate negotiations on the big immigration bill, and John Cornyn was not pleased. Cornyn, a mild-mannered Texas … Continue reading →

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Sep 6: VCS to be Honored at Disability Rights Advocates Dinner in San Francisco on Oct 16

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Team VCS

Sept. 6, 2008 – Disability Rights Advocates’ 15th Anniversary Gala Please Join Us! Disability Rights Advocates’ 15th Anniversary Gala Honoring Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United for Truth October 16, 2008 5:30-9:00 PM Speakers: Paul Sullivan and Benjamin Foss … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Learning the Lessons of Iraq

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Team VCS

Sept. 6, 2008, New York – The Iraq war has been replaced by the declining economy as the most important issue in America’s presidential election campaign, in part because Americans have come to believe that the tide has turned in … Continue reading →

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GOP Veterans Look Forward to Backing One of Their Own

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Team VCS

Sept. 5, 2008, St. Paul, MN – In a convention hall jammed with people cheering for Sen. John McCain on Thursday night, one group of delegates felt an especially close kinship with the newly minted Republican presidential nominee. Among them … Continue reading →

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Iraq War Veteran Goes Missing in Arizona; SUV Torched

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Team VCS

Sept. 6, 2008 – Ralph Tierno knows his brother is a responsible person, a man with no fear who can handle himself. So after his brother went missing near Globe last week, Ralph told police he suspects his brother’s disappearance … Continue reading →

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Army Jeeps For Sale, Know What You Are Getting Into

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Team VCS

Face іt, Jeeps have to bе some оf thе сооlеѕt vеhісlеѕ on the рlаnеt! Thеу hаvе ѕеrvеd their соuntrу as military workhorses аnd еnjоуеd сіvіlіаn lіfе аѕ daily drіvеrѕ. Slаm іt іntо four whееl drіvе, lосk the hubѕ аnd you … Continue reading →

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The Failed Surge, as Iraq Lives Without Electricity

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Team VCS

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 →

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Lock and Load: Veterans Group Goes After Musgrave

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Team VCS

September 4, 2008 – A new campaign ad targeting U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave represents a new tack for independent political action committees seeking to dethrone the three-term congresswoman. It features Colorado Iraq war veterans, cutting to the heart of an … Continue reading →

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