Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Study Says Suicide Risk Double Among Male U.S. Veterans

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Team VCS

(CNN) — The risk of suicide among male U.S. veterans is double that of the general population, according to a study published Monday. “We need to be more alert to the problem of suicide as a major public health issue … Continue reading →

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Beyond PTSD – The Moral Casualties of War

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Team VCS

June 4, 2007 – According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, during the Iraq war, 56 percent of soldiers and Marines (henceforth I will use the term “soldiers” to include members of all branches, both … Continue reading →

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General ‘Sacrificed’ to Clear Decks on Iraq

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Team VCS

Chairman of joint chiefs of staff to stand down. Senate hearings would have been controversial. June 9, 2007 – The Bush administration yesterday attempted to wipe the slate clean on the Iraq war and chart a new way forward with … Continue reading →

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Blackwater Heavies Sue Families of Slain Employees for $10 Million in Brutal Attempt to Suppress Their Story

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Team VCS

The following article is by the lawyers representing the families of four American contractors who worked for Blackwater and were killed in Fallujah. After Blackwater refused to share information about why they were killed, the families were told they would … Continue reading →

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Iraqis Flee to Kurdish North in Search of Safety

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Team VCS

June 6, 2007 – The U.N. refugee agency reported this week that some 4 million Iraqis have been displaced by the war and more than half of those have left the country. The rest are looking for a safe haven … Continue reading →

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Human Rights Groups Say Bush Administration Holds 39 ‘Ghost’ Prisoners

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Team VCS

June 6, 2007 – Six human rights groups on Wednesday released a list of 39 people they believe have been secretly imprisoned by the United States and whose whereabouts are unknown, calling on the Bush administration to abandon such detentions. … Continue reading →

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House Panels Approve Two More 2008 Spending Measures

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Team VCS

The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved its second and third fiscal 2008 spending bills that exceed President Bush’s requests, a $31.6 billion Energy and Water measure and a $64.7 billion Military Construction-Veterans Affairs spending bill. Office of Management and … Continue reading →

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VFW Struggles to Draw in New Veterans

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Team VCS

TAHLEQUAH, Okla.— Ray Spear would’ve become a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3707 in May, but he had to wait a month. There weren’t enough members at the May meeting to vote him in. Like posts of … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ Shelter Foes to Appeal

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Team VCS

June 6, 2007 – Compassion House has never made it to the Board of Supervisors’ agenda but the county has heard about issues surrounding the shelter for the past two months. Mark and Yolonda Deane of Deane Outreach Ministry decided … Continue reading →

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Equipment Levels Worst Ever, Guard Chief Says

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Team VCS

June 6, 2007 – ANCHORAGE, Alaska — About half of all National Guard equipment is being used in the Middle East, and the Guard’s senior uniformed officer said Tuesday that could hurt the organization’s overall readiness at home. National Guard … Continue reading →

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