Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

November 15, 2007 – In a déjà vu announcement, the Department of Veterans Affairs says a computer containing the names, Social Security numbers and birthdates of 12,000 veterans was taken over the Veterans’ Day weekend from the VA medical center … Continue reading →

November 14, 2007 – More than 1,000 people from 85 countries who are accused of such crimes as rape, killings, torture and genocide are living in the United States, according to Department of Homeland Security figures. America has become a … Continue reading →

The Republican will to power remains ferocious. It will take a dauntless Democratic leader to win back the White House and restore dignity to the Constitution. Nov. 15, 2007 – Under crisis conditions of an extraordinary magnitude political leadership of … Continue reading →

November 14, 2007 – SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A soldier who served two combat tours in Iraq was arrested Wednesday as he was preparing to surrender to Fort Drum officials after spending more than a year AWOL seeking treatment for … Continue reading →

November 12, 2007 – SACRAMENTO (CBS13) ? The military burial is how this nation shows gratitude to the men and women who have faithfully defended our country.  Wes Nell knows that sacrifice, serving for your country.              Every year the … Continue reading →

November 14, 2007 – There were calls in the Senate today for the Department of Veterans Affairs to take immediate action to deal with the hidden epidemic of suicides among veterans. That’s after our CBS News investigation revealed that, in … Continue reading →

NPR NEWS REPORTS: PENTAGON FIGURES SHOW SUBSTANTIALLY MORE TROOPSDISCHARGED FOR MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIOR ISSUESTHAN BEFORE THE WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTANON NPR NEWS ALL THINGS CONSIDEREDTODAY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 AUDIO TO BE AVAILABLE AT 7 P.M. (ET) AT WWW.NPR.ORG November … Continue reading →

Veterans for Common Sense was featured on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.  On November 13, Armen Keteyian, the top CBS investigative reporter, reveals an enormous epidemic of suicides among our returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans.  CBS News has three excellent videos: … Continue reading →

November 11, 2007 – A top intelligence official says it is time people in the United States changed their definition of privacy. Privacy no longer can mean anonymity, says Donald Kerr, a deputy director of national intelligence. Instead, it should … Continue reading →

November 12, 2007 – Steve Kraft, dressed in a crisp suit, recently walked through a vast ballroom in New York at a job fair for veterans. He introduced himself to recruiters looking for human resource managers or someone to run … Continue reading →