Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Jail Inmates Hear from Armed Forces Recruiter

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Team VCS

July 16, 2008 – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office paired with the Newport-based Army recruiter on Saturday July 12, in an effort to convey information to jail inmates about the possibility of serving in the U.S. armed forces. This effort … Continue reading →

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Many Veterans May be Owed Cash

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Team VCS

July 16, 2008, Washington, DC – Tens of thousands of veterans may not have been paid money owed them by the government because of hasty efforts to clear a massive backlog of claims, House Democrats said yesterday. In a new … Continue reading →

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Returning Troops Need Full Mental Health Services

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Team VCS

July 15, 2008 – As U.S. troops come home from the ambush zones of Iraq and Afghanistan, they’re facing serious mental health problems on a scale unprecedented in the history of American warfare. Of the roughly 1.64 million U.S. troops … Continue reading →

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Newspaper Editorial: Legislators – Compensate Troops

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Team VCS

July 16, 2008 – Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Betty Sutton (D-OH) were joined by Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D – IL) and Congressman Walter Jones (RNC) to call on Congress to compensate troops affected by “stop loss,” a … Continue reading →

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Sides Clash Over Treatment of Bin Laden’s Driver

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Team VCS

July 16, 2008, Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba – The prosecution and defense witnesses have given widely different accounts of the way Osama bin Laden’s former driver has been treated in U.S. prisons in Afghanistan and at Guantanamo Bay. … Continue reading →

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ACLU Seeks Answers on Torture from Former Attorney General Ashcroft

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Team VCS

July 17, 2008, Washington, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union calls on former Attorney General John Ashcroft, in today’s House Judiciary hearing, to provide Congress and the American people with answers to questions about when, why and how the … Continue reading →

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Taliban Breached NATO Base in Deadly Attack

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Team VCS

July 15, 2008, Kabul, Afghanistan – The Taliban insurgents who attacked a U.S.-run outpost near the Pakistani border on Sunday numbered nearly 200 fighters, almost three times the size of the allied force, and some breached the NATO compound in … Continue reading →

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Gitmo Interrogation Video Released

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Team VCS

July 15, 2008, Toronto, Canada  – Lawyers for a Canadian prisoner at Guantanamo Bay released excerpts of videotaped interrogations Tuesday, providing a first-ever glimpse into the secretive world of questioning enemy combatants at the isolated U.S. prison in Cuba. The … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: The Murder Trial of George W. Bush?

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Team VCS

July 13, 2008 – There are those who say that President George W. Bush should be impeached for intentionally overstating the case for war with Iraq and misleading the American public and Congress about the threat of WMD as well … Continue reading →

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Civilian Casualties Fuel Afghan Conflict

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Team VCS

July 16, 2008, Kabul, Afghanistan – The killing of civilians in foreign military airstrikes is shattering Afghans’ support for keeping international troops in their troubled land and driving angry young men into the arms of the Taliban, analysts say. International … Continue reading →

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