Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Wounded Iraqi Forces Say They’ve Been Abandoned

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Team VCS

July 1, 2008, Baghdad, Iraq – Dawoud Ameen, a former Iraqi soldier, lay in bed, his shattered legs splayed before him, worrying about the rent for his family of five. Mr. Ameen’s legs were shredded by shrapnel from a roadside … Continue reading →

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VA Losing Care Coordinators

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Team VCS

June 27, 2008 – The Department of Veterans Affairs has trouble keeping medical care coordinators for severely injured combat veterans, with four of the first eight people having to be replaced. Two of the original Federal Recovery Coordinators hired late … Continue reading →

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VA-Backed Loans on the Rise

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Team VCS

June 29, 2008 – In recent years, military veterans followed the masses who migrated toward subprime loans, rather than avail themselves of government programs meant to provide them safer, if slightly more costly, alternatives which could lead them to problems … Continue reading →

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Treating Wounds You Can’t See

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Team VCS

June 29, 2008 – On the wall in my office at Fort Dix, N.J., hung a row of nature photos and some historical documents for my patients to look at: a land grant signed by James Madison, another signed by … Continue reading →

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Afghan Civilian Deaths Skyrocket, U.N. Says

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Team VCS

June 29, 2008, Kabul, Afghanistan – The number of civilians killed in fighting between insurgents and security forces in Afghanistan has soared by two-thirds in the first half of this year, to almost 700 people, a senior U.N. official said … Continue reading →

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Letter to the Editor: Treat Veterans With Dignity

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Team VCS

June 30, 2008 – I recently met a man at a soup kitchen in Hartford. He was quite pleasant, conversational, and appeared to be in good health. I learned he was an Iraqi war veteran. He went on to tell me … Continue reading →

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June 30 Lawsuit Update: Veterans Win on Facts, Yet Lose on Jurisdiction

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Team VCS

VCS Appeals Court Ruling Because No Veteran Gets Left Behind  On Jun 25, 2008, U.S. Federal District Court Senior Judge Samuel Conti issued a detailed 82-page ruling where he concluded that VA is mired in crisis and that he is … Continue reading →

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June 29, Iran Update: Preparing the Battlefield – The Bush Administration Steps Up Secret Moves Against Iran

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Team VCS

Operations outside the knowledge and control of commanders have eroded “the coherence of military strategy,” one general says. July 7, 2008 – Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert … Continue reading →

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June 29, VCS Posts Court Decision in Lawsuit Against VA

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Team VCS

Click here to read the Court’s decision in the lawsuit, Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United for Truth v. James Peake (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs).

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Amid Bush Administration Internal Policy Disputes, al Qaeda Terrorists Rebuild and Grow in Pakistan

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Team VCS

After the Sept. 11 attacks, President Bush committed the nation to a “war on terrorism” and made the destruction of Mr. bin Laden’s network the top priority of his presidency. But it is increasingly clear that the Bush administration will … Continue reading →

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