Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

[Note: VCS strongly encourages veterans to use Vet Centers.  VCS applauds VA’s positive outreach to de-stigmatize mental health conditions among our war veterans.  To learn more about VA’s Vet Centers, please go to this web site: http://www.vetcenter.va.gov/]  November 27, 2007 – Joel … Continue reading →

The news that Saudi Arabia is the nation providing the greatest number of foreign fighters in Iraq underscores the lies and duplicity at the foundation of President George W. Bush’s policies in the Middle East.   When the undersecretary of the … Continue reading →

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has made a grim discovery of manuals created by a coalescence of American fundamentalist Christians motivated by a theocratic thirst for power. In the words of Mikey Weinstein, Founder/President of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation: … Continue reading →

Nov. 29 Update: VCS on ABC’s ’20/20′ This Friday Dear VCS Friends: Veterans for Common Sense has two items for you in this week’s update. First, VCS will be featured on the news program ’20/20′ this Friday, Nov. 30. ABC … Continue reading →

November 26, 2007 – Several New York veterans have been asked to repay part of their signing bonuses after war injuries prevented them from completing their tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Sen. Charles Schumer said. Hundreds of veterans … Continue reading →

November 16, 2007 – Some returning veterans are finding that their education benefits aren’t enough to cover the high cost of college. To help bridge the gap, financier Jerome Kohlberg, a World War II navy veteran, has established a scholarship … Continue reading →

November 25, 2007 THE BED IS TILTING! Or the couch, or whatever. A futon. Slanted. She hadn’t noticed it before, but now she can’t stop noticing. Like the princess and the pea. By objective measure, the tilt is negligible, a … Continue reading →

HIGH AT THE MOUNTAIN POST – FORT CARSON  ABC News broadcasts their investigative report on rising drug abuse in the military among Iraq War veterans.   The news segment airs on Nov. 30.  Also during the week, ABC News will feature other parts … Continue reading →

November 25, 2007 – The secret flight plans of American military planes have revealed for the first time how European countries helped send prisoners, including British citizens, to the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. Despite widespread criticism of alleged human rights … Continue reading →

November 25, 2007 – The doors have opened on another holiday season. Utility workers have spent hours hoisting holiday decorations to the tops of buildings and attaching lights to all the telephone poles in town. It won’t be long before … Continue reading →