Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

‘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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Brother, Can You Spare a Room?

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Team VCS

July 6, 2008 – The painful experience of homelessness is ending for more than 200 Bay State veterans who are getting a chance to start over under a revived federal housing program that is providing $2.5 million in rental assistance. … Continue reading →

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Brokenhearted Veteran Dies at Home

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Team VCS

July 5, 2008, Framingham, MA – Coming home from a tour of duty in Afghanistan just after Thanksgiving 2006, Marine Staff Sgt. David Animas-Esquivel returned with a broken ring finger and a few scars, but otherwise physically unscathed. However, he … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: The Simple Arithmetic of a Fraudulent Surge

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Team VCS

July 4, 2008 – How many troops do we have to replace the ones deployed in Iraq today? You can make a good case the number is zero. But any stab at answering the question punctures the fantasy that the … 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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