Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

May 11, VCS & VUFT Lawsuit Mentioned in New York Times Editorial About Care for Our Veterans

Editorial: The Suffering of Soldiers May 11, 2008 – Several years into a pair of wars, the Department of Veterans Affairs is struggling to cope with a task for which it was tragically unready: the care of soldiers who left … Continue reading

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May 10 Editorial Column: New Front in Republican War on Voting: Disabled American Veterans

Veterans for Common Sense has been fighting for veterans to be allowed to register to vote in VA facilities across the country.  Initially reluctant, VA decided last week to allow volunteers to come into their facilities and register voters.  VCS … Continue reading

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The Fall and Rise of Blackwater Mercenaries – Iraq Contractor in Iraq War Civilian Shooting Case Makes Comeback

May 10, 2008 – Last fall, Blackwater Worldwide was in deep peril.Guards for the security company were involved in a shooting in September that left at least 17 Iraqis dead at a Baghdad intersection. Outrage over the killings prompted the … Continue reading

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Federal Judge Orders CIA To Turn Over Torture Memo For Court Review

May 8, 2008, New York – A federal judge today ordered the CIA to produce, for the court’s review, a memo specifying brutal interrogation methods for use on prisoners held in U.S. custody overseas. The judge demanded the government make … Continue reading

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May 10, VCS in the News: The Truth About Veteran Suicides

In fact, the e-mails would have come to light were it not for a class action lawsuit brought by Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United for Truth on behalf of the 1.7 million Americans who have served in Iraq … Continue reading

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Editorial Column: CNN, The Pentagon’s ‘Military Analyst Program’ and Gitmo

May 9, 2008 – The Pentagon has posted to its website the roughly 8,000 pages and audio tapes it was forced to provide to the New York Times regarding its “military analyst” program. Anyone who reads through them, as I’ve … Continue reading

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May 9, VCS in the News: Sen. Bond Proposes Opening Vet Centers to Active Duty Soldiers

“It’s multiple deployments, the stop-loss and the extended deployments that are causing enormous problems for the psychological well-being of some of our soldiers,” said Paul Sullivan of Veterans for Common Sense.  May 1, 2008, Washington, DC – More and more … Continue reading

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NOVA Testifies Before Congress on Veterans’ Issues

May 7, 2008 – Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to present the views of the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates, Inc (“NOVA”) on legislation pending before the Committee. NOVA is a not-for-profit § … Continue reading

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May 9 VCS in the News: Questions and Answers About Veterans Suicide

May 9, 2008, Washington, DC – Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake took heated questions this week on Capitol Hill about whether his agency was withholding information about the number of veterans who are committing suicide. His testimony was prompted by … Continue reading

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Killing by the Numbers – The Use of Snipers in the Iraq War

May 9, 2008 – Genei Nesir Khudair al-Janabi, an Iraqi vegetable farmer, walked down to the ramshackle pump house along the banks of the Euphrates. Each day at midmorning, he would start the seven-horsepower pump to water his crops. Khudair … Continue reading

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