Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

March 24, 2008 – The night before he was to enter a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program, Army Pfc. Chris Eckert swallowed a pill prescribed to help him sleep without the nightmares that have tormented him since he left Iraq. … Continue reading →

March 20, 2008 – In Charleston, West Virginia, Mar. 20, Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama continued his criticisms of Bush’s handling of the Iraq war. To a standing ovation, Obama pledged to bring the Iraq war to an end in his … Continue reading →

Dear VCS Supporters, Veterans for Common Sense asks you to come to Washington DC this April to urge Congress to respond to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our time. Millions of Iraqis have been uprooted by violence. Families … Continue reading →

Marc 21, 2008 – It’s been five years since the U.S. invasion of Iraq — enough time to start looking back, with the hope of better understanding where we are now. We have picked an assortment of titles from among … Continue reading →

March 19, 2008 – Staff Sgt. Scott Snyder and his wife, Angela, were sitting down in their Moline, Ill., living room to watch a war movie and eat some hot wings. A few minutes later, Snyder was screaming and begging … Continue reading →

March 20, 2008 – When Blackwater founder Erik Prince took his seat before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform last October, in the midst of a firestorm over the killing of 17 civilians in Baghdad by his contractors … Continue reading →

March 20, 2008 – Mobile, AL — The Department of Veterans Affairs has reversed earlier rulings and granted a rare disability claim by an Eight Mile veteran who says he suffered long-term emotional problems after being waterboarded during a Navy … Continue reading →

March 20, 2008 – Detroit, MI — The billboard displays a phone number and only two English words: “Call Mona.” The rest is in Arabic. But if you can read it, the Army wants you. The sign, erected to help … Continue reading →

March 20, 2008 — The American people have, once again, fallen asleep at the switch and their snores make me sick. According to recent polls, almost half of the public now thinks that things are going well in Iraq. This … Continue reading →

March 19, 2008 – Philadelphia, PA — U.S. soldiers who serve in Iraq may be at increased risk of developing allergies, a new study suggests. A review of the medical records of more than 6,000 soldiers shows that those who … Continue reading →