Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

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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Poor Relationship of Buyer, Filner May Impede Work of Veterans’ Committee

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Team VCS

June 6, 2007 – House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner (D-Calif.) and the senior Republican on the panel, Rep. Steve Buyer (Ind.), despise each other. Their relationship is so frayed that lawmakers and veterans’ interest groups say it could … Continue reading →

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Gonzales Says Constitution Doesn’t Guarantee Habeas Corpus

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Team VCS

Attorney General’s remarks on citizens’ right astound the chair of Senate judiciary panel. January 24, 2007 – One of the Bush administration’s most far-reaching assertions of government power was revealed quietly last week when Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified that … Continue reading →

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Panel OKs Bill for Guantanamo Detainees

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Team VCS

June 7, 2007 – A bill that would allow terrorism suspects access to federal courts to challenge their imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. The committee, on an 11-8 vote, advanced a … Continue reading →

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At U.S. Military Hospitals, ‘Everybody is Overworked’

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Team VCS

June 4, 2007 – FORT STEWART, Ga. — Winn Army Community Hospital has a baby boom it cannot handle. Mothers and children and stroller pack the pediatrics department, another hassle after long waits for hard-to-get appointments. The problems don’t stop … Continue reading →

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An Iraq War Veteran’s Extreme Road Back

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Team VCS

June 5, 2007 – Brett Miller leaned over his mountain bike’s handlebars and took in the breathtaking view as the wind whipped across the grassy ridgeline. Beneath him was an adrenaline junkie’s dream: a narrow dirt trail with steep descents, … Continue reading →

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No Evidence That Iran Is Supplying Weapons to Taliban, Says U.S. General

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Team VCS

KABUL, June 5 (Reuters) – While Iranian mortars and other weapons have been found on Afghan battlefields there is no evidence that Tehran is supplying weapons to the Taliban, the U.S. general who leads the NATO war effort in the … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column – Saying Nothing But Still Power-Hungry

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Team VCS

June 5, 2007 – NEW YORK — They say America is the land of the second chance — the chance to make good on a promise, a project or a virtuous deed that might lead to redemption. But in the … Continue reading →

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For Some, the War Never Ends

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Team VCS

June 3, 2007 – Fallen comrades visit him in dreams. Some were close friends. Some, he barely knew. Some are whole again. Some, he cannot bear to see. He bolts awake in the night, then roams the house, checking locks … Continue reading →

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Iraq Stand Brings Challengers for Maryland GOP Congressman

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Team VCS

June 3, 2007 – Elkton, Maryland – Yellow ribbons and American flags cover store windows and car bumpers in this Eastern Shore town, which recently said goodbye to its largest deployment of National Guard members since World War II. But … Continue reading →

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