Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

January 24, 2008 – The Senate yesterday began debating whether to grant legal immunity to telephone companies for assisting in warrantless wiretaps of terrorism suspects, with Democrats divided and their leadership pleading with the White House for more time to … Continue reading →

January 25, 2008 – The head of a commission that spent 2½ years studying veterans’ disability benefits says the government needs to do more for those suffering post-traumatic stress disorder. Testifying Thursday before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee about a … Continue reading →

January 24, 2008 – Grand Rapids, Michigan – With the problems in the housing market around the country, foreclosures are on the rise. That includes some homes financed with loans through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. But, one activist organization … Continue reading →

January 27, 2008 – When it came time to sentence James Allen Gregg for his conviction on murder charges, the judge in South Dakota took a moment to reflect on the defendant as an Iraq combat veteran who suffered from … Continue reading →

January 25, 2008 – The US has suffered more than 72,000 battlefield casualties since the start of the war on terror in 2001, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. VCS Note: Read our Fact Sheets Here: http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/articleid/9179 The query … Continue reading →

January 25, 2008 – A report out of the state of Oregon reinforces the results of a CBS News investigation from last November that found high rates of suicides among those who served in the military. The state health report, … Continue reading →

January 22, 2008 – Compelling evidence that Canadian-transferred detainees are still being tortured in Afghan prisons emerged yesterday from the government’s own follow-up inspection reports, documents it has long tried to keep secret. In one harrowing account, an Afghan turned … Continue reading →

January 23, 2008- Every war produces casualties that American society refuses to recognize. I remember the tales of lobotomized WWII veterans and remember watching “strange” zombie-like men wandering the neighborhoods as I grew up. I remember returning from the Vietnam … Continue reading →

January 22, 2008 – Less than a week after holding a listening session with veterans at the VA Hospital at Fort Harrison, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced that the VA’s top leader will visit the state as early as next … Continue reading →

January 23, 2008 – When I tell people I’m an investigative reporter, I secretly hope that it sounds sexy and mysterious. I imagine that they might think of me like Bob Woodward, eclipsed by a dark column deep inside a … Continue reading →