Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

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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Newspaper Editorial: Overblown? VA Secretary James Peake Should Think Twice About Stigmatizing PTSD

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Team VCS

My 30, 2008 – Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Peake suggested during a visit to Quinhagak that concerns about post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and traumatic brain injury, or TBI, are overblown. He likened some of the head injuries to … Continue reading →

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‘Virtual Iraq’ Used to Treat PTSD

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Team VCS

May 19, 2008 – In November, 2004, when he was nineteen years old, a marine I’ll call Travis Boyd found himself about to rush the roof of the tallest building in the northern end of Falluja in the midst of … Continue reading →

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U.S. Soldiers Launch Campaign to Convert Iraqis to Christianity

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Team VCS

May 30, 2008 – Some U.S. soldiers stationed in Iraq appear to have launched a major initiative to covert thousands of Iraqi citizens to Christianity by distributing Bibles and other fundamentalist Christian literature translated into Arabic to Iraqi Muslims. A … Continue reading →

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May 30, Los Angeles Times Editorial Column: Senator McCain’s Attack on Veterans

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Team VCS

Senator McCain’s respectful rhetoric isn’t matched by his votes. May 30, 2008 – More than a few people have been puzzled by Sen. John McCain’s dogged opposition to the updated GI Bill of Rights now before Congress. The dissonance between McCain’s … 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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Obama Outlines Broad Plan to Correct Lapses in VA Services for Montanans Suffering From PTSD

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Team VCS

May 28, 2008, Missoula, MT – Senator Barack Obama released a report today on the major difficulties faced by Montana veterans in obtaining treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and outlined a broad agenda of investments and reforms to improve Montana’s … Continue reading →

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VA Secretary Peake Stigmatizes Veterans with PTSD

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Team VCS

May 25, 2008 – Sen. Ted Stevens warned of a “mass exodus” from the military Saturday if the so-called 21st Century GI Bill goes into law without major changes. The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 passed the Senate … Continue reading →

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Attempt to Arrest John Bolton for War Crimes Fails

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Team VCS

May 28, 2008 – Security guards blocked the path of columnist and activist George Monbiot, who tried to make the arrest as Mr Bolton left the stage. The former ambassador – a key advisor to President George W Bush who … Continue reading →

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Begich Outraged by Memorial Day Veterans Comments from Stevens, Peake

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Team VCS

May 27, 2008 – Mayor and U.S. Senate candidate Mark Begich today expressed outrage at comments made this weekend by Senator Ted Stevens and Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary James Peake. At events in Alaska over Memorial Day weekend, Stevens warned … Continue reading →

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