Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

November 5, 2007 – Taliban militants have taken control of a third district in western Afghanistan. Local officials say the militants captured the Khaki Safed district in the western Farah province late Sunday, with police and government officials fleeing without … Continue reading →

November 5, 2007 – Do you know a soldier who just isn’t acting like himself these days? If so, he could be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury as a result of serving in Iraq or … Continue reading →

Waterboarding Used to Be a Crime As a JAG in the Nevada National Guard, I used to lecture the soldiers of the 72nd Military Police Company every year about their legal obligations when they guarded prisoners. I’d always conclude by … Continue reading →

It’s time to change of count of American war dead upward. The Associated Press has got hold of a preliminary government study on suicides by Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. According to the VA, at least 283 combat veterans who … Continue reading →

State to Blackwater: Nothing You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You in a Court of Law October 30, 2007 – Apparently there is one set of rights for Blackwater mercenaries and another for the rest of us. Normally … Continue reading →

November 1, 2007 – Amman, Jordan–It is said that Iraq is the world’s best-known conflict but the least well-known humanitarian crisis. In the United States, where public attention span is low but the capacity for denial high, Iraq’s daily carnage … Continue reading →

November 2, 2007, WASHINGTON, DC (AP) – Michael Mukasey drew closer to becoming attorney general Friday after two key Senate Democrats said they would vote for him despite his refusal to define an interrogation technique that stimulates drowning as torture.  … Continue reading →

Overloading is the reason for denying services. Critics say it’s a national crisis. The Associated Press, October 29, 2007, Saint Petersburg, Florida – Two Tampa Bay veterans hospitals turn away critically ill patients for huge chunks of the year because … Continue reading →

Senator Biden Issues Statement on Mukasey Nomination Following Refusal to Unequivocally State that Waterboarding is Torture. Senator Biden to Oppose Mukasey Nomination, and Biden Reiterates Call on Colleagues to Support his Legislation Banning Waterboarding and Other Forms of Torture. October … Continue reading →

November 1, 2007 – I’m going to make this short and sweet. Dr. James Peake (Lt. Gen. Ret.) should NOT be confirmed as the new VA Secretary.  Just like the candied-apples that get handed out at Halloween, we have a pretty, … Continue reading →