Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

How Boris Johnson Became a War Criminal

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Team VCS

June 24, 2008 – Well, I suppose we should be grateful for one thing. It seems that a Western politician is finally going to pay the price for his involvement in the Iraq war. After five years of disaster and … Continue reading →

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First Female Poised to Become 4-Star

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Team VCS

June 24, 2008 – Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, deputy commander and chief of staff of U.S. Army Material Command, is poised to become the first female four-star general in the U.S. military, according to an Army press release. Defense … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Big Oil and the War in Iraq

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Team VCS

June 24, 2008 – It took five years, the deaths of 4,100 US soldiers, and the wounding of 30,000 more to make Iraq safe for Exxon. It is the inescapable open question since the reasons given by President Bush for … Continue reading →

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Reporters Say Networks Put Wars on Back Burner

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Team VCS

June 23, 2008 – Getting a story on the evening news isn’t easy for any correspondent. And for reporters in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is especially hard, according to Lara Logan, the chief foreign correspondent for CBS News. So she … Continue reading →

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VA Releases Fact Sheet for Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Team VCS

May 2008 – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has developed special programs to serve the nation’s newest veterans — the men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan — by assisting them with a smooth transition from active … Continue reading →

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Chairman Filner Says First Step in Preventing Violent Deaths is Data on Suicides

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Team VCS

June 21, 2008 – When Veterans Administration Secretary James Peake and other VA officials came under fire recently in congressional hearings on veteran suicides, one thing became clear — information on the actual number of veterans taking their own lives … Continue reading →

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Witnesses Link Chemical to Ill US Soldiers Near Oil Refineries in Iraq

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Team VCS

June 2, 2008, Washington – US soldiers assigned to guard a crucial part of Iraq’s oil infrastructure became ill after exposure to a highly toxic chemical at the plant, witnesses testified at a Democratic Policy Committee hearing yesterday on Capitol … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: The Real McCain

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Team VCS

June 22, 2008 – It is a vintage John McCain performance. Standing in a light-filled atrium at the University of Denver, McCain is espousing his vision for America’s future relations with the world. He hits all the right notes, citing … Continue reading →

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June 23 VCS Update: Administration Experiments on Our Veterans and Tortures Enemy POW’s

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Team VCS

June 23, 2008 – This week’s update contains four critical news articles, including VA’s failure to provide oversight of drug experiments on our veterans, VA’s rejection of nearly all claims for veterans exposed to secret germ warfare tests, how doctors … Continue reading →

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Authors of ‘Three Trillion Dollar War’ Answer Questions About Cost of Iraq Conflict

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Team VCS

When the United States invaded Iraq in March 2003, Americans were told Iraqi oil would cover the costs of the war and rebuilding. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld scoffed at estimates of $100 billion. Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz of Columbia … Continue reading →

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