Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Media Access to Funerals Allegedly Discouraged

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Team VCS

August 4, 2008 – The former spokeswoman for Arlington National Cemetery says the facility’s No. 2 official has been calling military families to try to talk them out of media coverage of their loved ones’ funerals, despite his denials that … Continue reading →

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Veterans Oral History Project Reveals Cost of Combat to Soldiers

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Team VCS

July 31, 2008 – Research at the University of Arkansas suggests that the very training that prepares soldiers to react quickly in combat leaves the individual vulnerable to a variety of emotional and psychological problems upon return to civilian life. … Continue reading →

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Veterans Groups Appalled at White House Veto Threats

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Team VCS

August 1, 2008, Washington, DC – A coalition representing millions of America’s veterans today expressed outrage at a White House claim that Congress is overspending on veterans programs and has threatened to veto any of the remaining 11 spending bills … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: To Provoke War, Cheney Considered Proposal to Dress Up Navy Seals as Iranians and Shoot At Them

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Team VCS

July 31, 2008 – Speaking at the Campus Progress journalism conference earlier this month, Seymour Hersh – a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist for The New Yorker – revealed that Bush administration officials held a meeting recently in the Vice President’s office to discuss … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: The 10 Idiocies of the General Election

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Team VCS

August 4, 2008 – The Surge: Working Overtime “The surge is working.” It’s an incessant mantra, forever on the lips of politicians and “journalists” these days. It’s as if they can simply will it into truth. Yes, there has been … Continue reading →

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Would Obama Prosecute the Bush Administration for Torture?

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Team VCS

August 4, 2008, Washington, DC – On the campaign trail in April, Barack Obama was asked whether, if elected, he would prosecute Bush administration officials for establishing torture as American policy. The candidate demurred. “If crimes have been committed, they … Continue reading →

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Ragtag Taliban Show Tenacity in Afghanistan

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Team VCS

August 4, 2008, Kabul, Afghanistan – Six years after being driven from power, the Taliban are demonstrating a resilience and a ferocity that are raising alarm here, in Washington and in other NATO capitals, and engendering a fresh round of … Continue reading →

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Aug 3, Energy Policy Alert: If This Video Doesn’t Get Us Off Oil, Nothing Will

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Team VCS

August 1, 2008, If we’re addicted to oil, our twelve-step program should begin with admitting that we have a problem. As the price of oil creeps higher, finding new energy sources is more important than ever. But the search for … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Not All Veterans Salute Senator McCain

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Team VCS

August 3, 2008, Palm Beach, Florida – The growing ranks of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan will have a lot to say about who becomes president. And what they are saying isn’t what you might expect. In theory, John … Continue reading →

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Aug 2, Victory for Veterans, Chairman Hall’s Legislation to Expedite VA Disability Payments Passes House 429 to 0

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Team VCS

Veterans for Common Sense filed a lawsuit against VA and testified four times before Congress during 2007 and 2008 about the need to reform VA’s broken claims system at the Veterans Benefits Administration.  VCS also offered many progressive solutions.  The legislation … Continue reading →

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