Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Aug 11 VCS Update: The Changing Face of War; Afghanistan, Iraq, & Looking Ahead

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Team VCS

This week’s update takes a hard look at the two wars the U.S. is fighting right now. Aghanistan, on the back burner for so long, is now outpacing Iraq in both wounded soldiers & deaths. This should get the public’s … Continue reading →

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Ex-Soldier in Iraq War Dies of Leukemia

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Team VCS

August 8, 2008 – Staff Sgt. Matt Bumpus, who served on the 3rd Brigade’s first Iraq tour with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, died this week after a two-year battle with acute myleogenous leukemia. He was 31, and leaves … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: No More Vietnams

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Team VCS

August 9, 2008 – The conversation turned, briefly, to what happens when the wars end. Someday. Will industries that produce war materiel back off production, shutting down lines and laying off workers, or will we peddle our surplus to other … Continue reading →

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“Full Battle Rattle”: War Simulations Touch on a Lot of Realities

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Team VCS

August 8, 2008 – Unfettered media access has not exactly been a hallmark of the Iraq war. But the surreal documentary “Full Battle Rattle,” according to its makers, unexpectedly received the full cooperation of the U.S. Army. A keenly insightful … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Veterans Have Earned the Right to Vote

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Team VCS

August 8, 2008 – There is legislation pending in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives that would allow nonpartisan groups and election officials to conduct voter registration drives in VA hospitals, nursing homes and homeless shelters. We find … Continue reading →

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Can Obama Turn the Democratic Party Upside Down with the Biggest Voter Mobilization Drive in History?

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Team VCS

August 4, 2008 – Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is seeking to register “millions” of new voters immediately after the Democratic Convention, according to top campaign officials who say the effort is one facet of a “capacity-building” effort this summer that … Continue reading →

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Embedded Reporters or Republican Activists?

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Team VCS

August 8, 2008 – On its face, it seems like an idea any enterprising editor could have come up with: Gather a group of veterans of the Iraq war who also have journalism experience, including some highly decorated soldiers. Then … Continue reading →

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Retired SF 2-Star Campaigning for Obama

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Team VCS

August 6, 2008, Charlotte, NC – A retired Green Beret general plans to campaign in North Carolina for Democratic president candidate Sen. Barack Obama. Obama’s campaign announced that retired Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Lambert would campaign Tuesday in Charlotte and Fayetteville … Continue reading →

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Army Recruiter Suspended for Threatening High School Student with Jail Time, Sparks Bipartisan Call for Investigation

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Team VCS

August 6, 2008 – A story involving an Army recruiter in Texas last week has led to a bipartisan call for an investigation. The recruiter from the Greenspoint Recruiting Station in Houston was suspended after a recording of his threats … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: These Films Aren’t Exactly War Movies

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Team VCS

August 6, 2008 – You won’t see war anywhere else the way you see it at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. In the last few years, the festival has become a showcase for thoughtful examinations of what war does … Continue reading →

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