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Canadian Supreme Court Rules Guantánamo Detention And Prosecution Of Prisoner Violated U.S. And International Law
May 23, 2008 – The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled today that Canadian officials violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – analogous to the U.S. Bill of Rights – by turning over interrogation records of Canadian citizen … Continue reading
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Memorial Day Event in Boston Seeks to Avoid Glorifying War
May 27, 2008 – The night before he hanged himself with a garden hose in the basement of his parents’ home, Jeffrey Lucey asked if he could sit on his father’s lap. For the better part of an hour, Kevin … Continue reading
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Memorial Day Editorial Column by VCS Member: Hushing Up Suicide Crisis Among Veterans
Emanuel Margolis is an attorney in Stamford, a former chairman of the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut and an adjunct professor of First Amendment law at Quinnipiac Law School. Plus he is a member of Veterans for Common Sense … Continue reading
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May 23, VCS in the News: VA Forms Suicide Panel in Response to Lawsuit
May 23, 2008, Washington, DC – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake today announced the names of members appointed to two special panels that will make recommendations on ways the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can improve its … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: The Invisible War
May 21, 2008 – Landing in Seattle after a long flight from Texas, I was about to join the exit scrum when the pilot informed us there were five soldiers on board, ending a three-day odyssey home from Iraq. Could … Continue reading
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May 23, USA Today Editorial: Our View on Mental Health and the Military – Wars Take a Deadly Toll, Even After Vets Return Home
VA, ill-equipped to handle suicide problem, plays it down instead. May 23, 2008 – When a top doctor at the Department of Veterans Affairs learned in February that about 1,000 veterans under VA care attempt suicide each month, he knew … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: How We Can Really Honor Our Veterans
May 22, 2008 – Memorial Day is upon us again, and the more traditional towns will be flying flags and hosting parades and holding ceremonies to honor the million American soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who’ve fallen in … Continue reading
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May 23, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Mentions Lawsuit Against VA: Failing Our Troops
In April, lawyers for a veterans’ advocacy group released e-mails written by Dr. Ira Katz, chief of mental health at the VA. Under a subject line of “Shhh,” Dr. Katz revealed that the number of suicides by returning veterans was … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Why US Must Pull Out of Iraq
May 22, 2008 – As the debate over supplemental funding for the war in Iraq plays out in Congress, a growing consensus on the need to adopt a policy of “strategic patience” has become accepted wisdom in the national debate. … Continue reading
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May 22, VCS in the News: Does McCain Have a Vets Problem?
“Senator McCain clearly needs to be recognized for his military service and in some respects that will play to his advantage, but when it actually comes to delivering health care and benefits during war, Senator McCain’s going to have some … Continue reading
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