Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

American Forces Attack Militants on Pakistani Soil

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Team VCS

September 3, 2008, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan – Helicopter-borne American Special Operations forces attacked Qaeda militants in a Pakistani village near the border with Afghanistan early Wednesday in the first publicly acknowledged case of United States forces conducting a ground … Continue reading →

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WWII Vet Says Bush Administration Policy Disgusts Veterans

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Team VCS

September 4, 2008, Minneapolis, MN – World War II veteran Don Holden said Wednesday that the sacrifices made by World War II soldiers which helped establish the U.S. as one of the most admired countries in the world was squandered … Continue reading →

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Sep 5, Suicide News: Official Army Report Finds Soldiers’ Suicides Rate on Pace to Set Record

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Team VCS

September 5, 2008 – Suicides among active-duty soldiers this year are on pace to exceed both last year’s all-time record and, for the first time since the Vietnam War, the rate among the general U.S. population, Army officials said yesterday. … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Veteran Suicide Epidemic, The Shame of America

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Team VCS

September 3, 2008, Molalla, OR – The Portland Tribune and Peter Korn have provided an uncommonly great service to Oregon Veterans and their families in the paper of August 21, 2008. Even the Oregonian Newspaper seems to be pussy wussy … Continue reading →

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Compilation of Presidential Candidate Positions on Foreign Policy Issues

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Team VCS

August 27, 2008 – Back in April, we put together a list of resources that compiled and compared candidate positions on a number of foreign policy issues. It’s August now, things have changed, positions have evolved, and more organizations are … Continue reading →

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U.S. Military Reviewing Friendly-Fire Incident Where Six Iraqi Army Soldiers Killed

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Team VCS

September 3, 2008, Baghdad – U.S. troops mistakenly killed six members of Iraq’s security forces Monday, Iraqi officials said, further straining relations between the U.S. military and the Iraqis they are paying to secure the country. The pre-dawn confusion in … Continue reading →

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Deployment Can Sometimes Interfere with Right to Vote

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Team VCS

September 4, 2008, St. Paul, MN – For military men and women serving outside of their home states, the question of voting isn’t always whether they want to, sometimes it’s whether their votes will be counted. Deployment status and distance … Continue reading →

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Senator McCain Seen to Have an Edge with Military Members

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Team VCS

September 4, 2008, St. Paul, MN – Paul Galanti won’t be in the Xcel Energy Center tonight to witness his longtime friend accept the Republican nomination for president. He was invited, but he chose instead to continue his work in … Continue reading →

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President Bush Extols Senator McCain to Republican Delegates in St. Paul

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Team VCS

September 2, 2008 – President Bush promised Tuesday that the nation would be safer with John McCain as president, saying his impressive life story and sound judgment make the Arizona senator the man Americans need to follow him in the … Continue reading →

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Sep 3, VCS Weekly Update: VA Lawsuit Featured on Cover of The Nation Magazine

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Team VCS

VCS Lawsuit Featured on Cover of The Nation Magazine; VCS Sets Goal to Raise $20,000 by December 31, 2008 Your VCS weekly update this week focuses on the surging unmet needs of our veterans. The surge in Iraq caused a … Continue reading →

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