Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Veterans Affairs Tells Court it Can’t Imagine Voter Registration Drives for Its Wounded Veterans and the Homeless

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Team VCS

June 12, 2008 – An attorney for the Department of Veterans Affairs, which runs hospitals and homeless shelters for veterans, told a federal appeals court Thursday that the VA could not conceive of any circumstance where voter registration drives could … Continue reading →

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Review Finds Discrepancies in VA Care for Men,Women

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Team VCS

June 13, 2008 – A review by the Department of Veterans Affairs finds that women veterans aren’t receiving the same quality of outpatient care as men at about one-third of its facilities. The review obtained by The Associated Press appears … Continue reading →

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McCain: Troop Withdraw Date ‘Not Too Important’ in Iraq

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Team VCS

June 11, 2008 – Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama heaped criticism on Republican opponent John McCain for saying it was “not too important” when American troops are withdrawn from Iraq, as Democrats leapt at the chance to attack … Continue reading →

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June 12, VCS Suggests Watching PBS Special About Military’s Misuse of Personality Disorder Discharges for Wounded Iraq War Veterans

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Team VCS

Is the military wrongfully discharging soldiers in order to deny them benefits? Veterans for Common Sense encourages you to watch a PBS News special on Friday, June 13.   The show, “Now,” is a collaboration between PBS reporter Maria Hinojosa and … Continue reading →

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GAO Report Finds Army Knowingly Sent Wounded and Unfit Troops Back to War

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Team VCS

June 11, 2008 – About two-thirds of the soldiers at three Army bases who had “significant” physical problems were deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan anyway, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office survey released Tuesday. The GAO also reported that … Continue reading →

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Veterans for Peace to Deliver Impeachment Petition to Congress

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Team VCS

June 10, 2008, Washington, DC – At 1:00pm, June 11, in room 1629, Longworth House Office Building, members of a national veterans’ organization will hold a news conference to display the 22,000 names they collected on a petition to impeach … Continue reading →

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Medical Research Study Finds Combat Veterans Display Severe Sleep Disorders

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Team VCS

June 10, 2008 – Insomnia among U.S. combat veterans returning from Iraq is as severe as that seen in patients with chronic insomnia, according to University of Pittsburgh researchers. They compared 14 vets with post-deployment adjustment disorders to 14 insomnia … Continue reading →

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ACLU Urges Congress to Examine White House National Security Council as Central Decision-Maker on Torture

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Team VCS

June 9, 2008, Washington, DC – On the eve of two important congressional hearings tomorrow, Caroline Fredrickson, director of the ACLU’s Washington Legislative Office said, “It is time to get to the bottom of this administration’s torture regime Congress and … Continue reading →

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June 12, Civil Liberties Update: Harsh Rebuke for Bush Administration as Supreme Court Upholds Rule of Law

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Team VCS

Justices Rule Terror Suspects Can Appeal in Civilian Courts June 13, 2008 (print edition), Washington, DC — Foreign terrorism suspects held at the Guantánamo Bay naval base in Cuba have constitutional rights to challenge their detention there in United States … Continue reading →

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June 11, Lawsuit Update: 43,000 Veterans Call VA Suicide Hotline Set Up in Response to Lawsuit

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Team VCS

June 10, 2008, Canandaigua, NY – U.S. Army soldiers committed suicide in 2007 at the highest rate on record, and the toll is climbing this year as long war deployments stretch on. At the Canandaigua VA Medical Center, the national … Continue reading →

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