Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Dollars and Sense

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Team VCS

July 2, 2008 – There has been much talk of late about the cost of the Iraq War, due in no small part to the huge estimates postulated by Nobel Prize–winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. Together with his colleague Linda Bilmes, … Continue reading →

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Injured Iraq War Veterans Pay More for Health Care, Report Says

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Team VCS

July 9, 2008 – Former U.S. soldiers who were disabled fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and live far from government hospitals and rehabilitation centers pay more for health care than other veterans, a government report found. To address this “inequity,” … Continue reading →

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‘No Progress’ on Mass Guantanamo Prisoner Transfer

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Team VCS

July 8, 2008 – U.S. and Yemen remain at odds over a proposal to release more than one-third of the detainees from Guantanamo Bay, officials said Monday, even as the Bush administration wrestles with the future of the military prison. … Continue reading →

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July 8, Torture Update: US Torture Used at Guantanamo Bay Prison Camp Tied to Chinese Torture Used Against US During Korean War

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Team VCS

July 4, 2008 – The military trainers who came to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in December 2002 based an entire interrogation class on a chart showing the effects of “coercive management techniques” for possible use on prisoners, including “sleep deprivation,” “prolonged … Continue reading →

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Rescuing an Iraqi Family

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Team VCS

June 24, 2008 – On a warm day last summer, new father and Marine Corps Capt. John Jacobs got an e-mail from a buddy he’d served with in Iraq. “I do need help in get(ting) out of home for awhile, … Continue reading →

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Obama: I need to Earn Troops’ Trust

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Team VCS

July 7, 2008, Colorado Springs, CO – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama knows that to win the vote of current and former military members and their families, he has to prove himself. “Precisely because I have not served in uniform, … Continue reading →

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CEO of Firm that Signed Controversial Iraq Oil Deal Longtime Bush, Cheney Adviser

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Team VCS

July 6, 2008 – Ray Hunt, the Texas oil man who landed a controversial oil production deal with Iraq’s Kurdistan regional government, has enjoyed close political and business ties with Vice President Dick Cheney dating back a decade – and … Continue reading →

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Major League Baseball: Giving Back to Veterans

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Team VCS

July 3, 2008 – In the spring of 2007, Fred Wilpon, the owner of the New York Mets, accompanied his team on a visit to the wounded troops at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Wilpon was haunted by the experience, especially … Continue reading →

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Helping Vets with Hidden Wounds Left by US Wars

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Team VCS

July 1, 2008 – State lawmakers will convene the first of a series of meetings today to consider how to improve mental health services and programs for thousands of veterans returning to Massachusetts from Iraq and Afghanistan. ‘We want to … Continue reading →

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Veterans Hit the Battlegrounds

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Team VCS

July 6, 2008 – Sen. John McCain is getting battleground-state help this week from Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who will appear in a television commercial aimed at convincing the public that the United States is winning the Iraq war and … Continue reading →

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