Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Female Soldiers Know: Sexual Assault Can Lead to PTSD

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Team VCS

May 26, 2008 – Last month I attended a presentation on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, at the Anchorage Veterans Administration Clinic. PowerPoint slides provided a definition of PTSD and common causes of this disorder: IEDs, seeing the bodies of … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Washington Post Editorial Board Declares U.S. Winning Iraq War

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Team VCS

June 1, 2008 – There’s been a relative lull in news coverage and debate about Iraq in recent weeks — which is odd, because May could turn out to have been one of the most important months of the war. … Continue reading →

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June 2 Update: VCS Brings VA’s PTSD Crisis into National Spotlight

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Team VCS

As Americans focus on summer travel plans, Veterans for Common Sense keeps fighting to publicize and fix issues you care about. In 2002, VCS warned that VA was unprepared for casualties. Now, VA is treating 300,000 patients, inluding 75,000 with … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Lies, Arrogance Killed My Nephew in Iraq War

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Team VCS

May 29, 2008 – Because of the arrogant, corrupt lies of George W. Bush and his neocon handlers my nephew is dead, and I am mad as hell. My nephew, my sister’s son, died in Iraq a few days before … Continue reading →

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US May Have Held Prisoners of War at Diego Garcia Island in Indian Ocean, despite UK denials

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Team VCS

Ships, torture claims, and missing detainees: America may have held terror suspects in British territory, despite UK denials June 2, 2008 – The controversy over prison ships was first highlighted in June 2005 when the UN’s special rapporteur on terrorism … Continue reading →

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Don’t Throw Sergeant VerSteegh From His House

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Team VCS

May 29, 2008 – I’m delighted Senator Webb’s GI Bill and Senator McCain’s opposition to it presents another opportunity to emphasize that the neoconservative elite who lied about Iraq also lied about “supporting the troops” — the very club they … Continue reading →

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VA Rejects Directive to Help Vets Register to Vote

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Team VCS

May 31, 2008 – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs last week said it would refuse to abide by a 14-year-old presidential directive requiring it to help register veterans to vote. It says doing so would detract from providing medical … Continue reading →

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ACLU Obtains Heavily Redacted CIA Documents Regarding Waterboarding Torture

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Team VCS

May 27, 2008, New York, NY – The American Civil Liberties Union today obtained several heavily redacted documents concerning the CIA’s use of waterboarding as well as a CIA Office of Inspector General report on the CIA’s interrogation and detention … Continue reading →

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Bush Gives Congress a To-Do List

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Team VCS

May 31, 2008, Washington, DC – President Bush has a to-do list awaiting Congress when lawmakers return from their Memorial Day recess. “I hope members of Congress return rested because they have a lot of work left on important issues … Continue reading →

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VA Ignores PTSD in Women

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Team VCS

May 27, 2008 – As a female soldier or Marine, you prepare for service with a lot of training with your squad, a lot of extra time in the gym, a lot of mental and physical preparation. But nothing could … Continue reading →

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