Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

The DoD is flirting with the idea of medicating soldiers to desensitize them to combat trauma — will an army of unfeeling monsters result?  January 10, 2008 – In June, the Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health acknowledged … Continue reading →

We’ll nuke Iran – Bush promises Israel Thu, 01/10/2008 – 16:08 – Wire Services – US President George W. Bush promised Israel’s opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu that the United States will join the Jewish state in a nuclear strike against … Continue reading →

January 4, 2008 – Soldiers returning from war don’t need to exhibit any scars on their bodies to be injured. Many — as many as 65 percent — have witnessed and survived the trauma of explosions and detonations. Those jolts … Continue reading →

January 7, 2008 – The CIA destroyed videotapes showing its agents subjecting high-level al-Qaeda detainees to waterboarding after the agency’s inspector general issued a classified report in the spring of 2004 that concluded the interrogation methods used on the prisoners … Continue reading →

January 7, 2008 – They are the other casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: spouses – mostly wives – of military personnel as well as their children, parents and even siblings struggling with the fear that accompanies combat … Continue reading →

January 3, 2008 – Tomah, Wisconsin – Ah, the wonders of privatization. On Dec. 10, locked doors greeted veterans seeking treatment at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinics in Rice Lake and Hayward. Corporate Wellness & Fitness, the Kentucky … Continue reading →

January 5, 2008 – Too many severely injured troops and their families haven’t been getting the bedside help they need in preparing applications to qualify for up to $100,000 in traumatic injury insurance. But that is going to change, says … Continue reading →

January 5, 2008 – The U.S. military said Saturday that an Iraqi soldier apparently shot dead two American service members for “reasons that are as yet unknown” while they were on a joint patrol north of the capital. Three other … Continue reading →

January 4, 2008 – While serving in Iraq, Noah Pierce survived the bombs, the snipers, and countless encounters with the enemy. But his family and friends say it was the guilt that finally overcame him. “The demons and the pain…he’s … Continue reading →

January 2, 2008 – With the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries approaching, I thought we’d begin taking a look at how the candidates address veterans issues. Whether a candidate’s platform calls for an end to the Iraq war or … Continue reading →