Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Editorial Column, Sexual Assault in the Military: Looking for a Few Good Changes

August 7, 2008 – More than six months have passed since the charred bodies of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach and her unborn child were found buried in a shallow fire pit in the backyard of fellow Marine Corporal Cesar Laurean. … Continue reading →

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Aug 20, VCS Action Alert: Call Congress Today and Restore Our Veteran Voting Rights

VCS Action Alert: Let Our Hospitalized and Homeless Veterans Vote ! Veterans for Common Sense asks you to take action today and call your U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative and ask them to restore our veterans’ voting rights. In an … Continue reading →

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Ex-Marine Decries Prosecution in Civilian Court

August 17, 2008, Irvine, CA – A former Marine sergeant facing the first federal civilian prosecution of a military member accused of a war crime says there is much more at stake than his claim of innocence on charges that … Continue reading →

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Obama Highlights Support for Veterans, Working Women

August 19, 2008 – Senator Barack Obama reached out yesterday to two key groups of voters – veterans and women – who could prove crucial in the November election. Campaigning in New Mexico, a possible swing state in November, Obama … Continue reading →

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NATO Flounders in Afghanistan

August 19, 2008 – Today, families in the UK, US and France are mourning the death of relatives killed in Afghanistan during tours of duty with UN-mandated International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) mission. The most recent attack against a joint … Continue reading →

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For Terrorists, a War on Aid Groups

August 19, 2008 – Five years ago, at roughly 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2003, in Baghdad, a suicide bomber in a flatbed truck pulled up outside the lightly fortified office of the United Nations’s leading diplomat, Sergio Vieira de … Continue reading →

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Aug 18: Editorial Column: Out Damned Blot – An Open Letter to Colin Powell

Ray McGovern writes letter to Colin Powell August 15, 2008 Dear Colin, You have said you regret the “blot” on your record caused by your parroting spurious intelligence at the U.N. to justify war on Iraq.  On the chance you … Continue reading →

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Psychologists Clash on Aiding Interrogations

August 15, 2008 – They have closely studied suspects, looking for mental quirks. They have suggested lines of questioning. They have helped decide when a confrontation is too intense, or when to push harder. More than those in the other … Continue reading →

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Iraq War Vet Talks About the Raid that Landed Him on ‘The New York Times’ Front Page

August 18, 2008 – During the early days of the war in Iraq, 24-year-old Lorenzo Zarate helped detain one of Saddam Hussein’s former security guards and found millions of U.S. dollars in the home of the former dictator’s daughter. But … Continue reading →

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Insurer Denies Claim for Dead Iraq Vet

August 18, 2008 – The parents of an Iraq war veteran who died in his sleep in February while recovering from post-traumatic stress disorder have sued his insurance company after it refused to pay his life insurance. In a lawsuit … Continue reading →

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