Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Tracking the Cost of War

Posted on May 21, 2007 by Team VCS

The war in Iraq is sure to evoke strong reactions among Americans. Some are for it, some against, some not sure. It’s hard to be nonpartisan when discussing U.S. involvement in Iraq, but that’s exactly what some websites try to … Continue reading →

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Editorial – VA Bonuses Unethical

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Team VCS

As if it wasn’t bad enough that Department of Veterans Affairs senior officials received bonuses while veteran care was underfunded, it turns out many of the officials who received bonuses sat on review boards recommending bonuses. The Associated Press reported … Continue reading →

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Editorial – VA Bonus Procedures Suspect

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Team VCS

Some critics of government often suggest that citizens would be better served if bureaucrats operated more like businessmen. Unfortunately, it appears the Veterans Affairs Department has mimicked one of the business world’s most abused practices – giving top executives giant … Continue reading →

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Kidnap and Torture – New Claims of Army War Crimes in Iraq

Posted on May 19, 2007 by Team VCS

May 18, 2007 – The British Army is facing new allegations that it was involved in “forced disappearances”, hostage-taking and torture of Iraqi civilians after the fall of the regime of Saddam Hussein. One of the claims is made by the … Continue reading →

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General Clark and Vote Vets Launch New Ad

Posted on May 18, 2007 by Team VCS

GENERAL WESLEY CLARK, AFGHANISTAN VETERAN BREEN, LAUNCH NEW AD  In our final ad in the “Generals” series, General Wesley Clark and VoteVets.org member Mike Breen, speak to the drain the Iraq war is having on our troops’ ability to achieve … Continue reading →

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Sarin Gas May Have Harmed Gulf War Veterans, Scientists Say

Posted on May 17, 2007 by Team VCS

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2007 — Scientists working with the Defense Department have found evidence that a low-level exposure to sarin nerve gas — the kind experienced by more than 100,000 American troops in the Persian Gulf war of 1991 — could … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column – Four-Letter Word for Tenet – Liar

Posted on May 17, 2007 by Team VCS

If they question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied.Rudyard Kipling May 15, 2007 – Mercifully, the flurry of media coverage of former CIA director George Tenet hawking his memoir, “At the Center of the Storm,” has abated.  … Continue reading →

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Suicidal and Facing a Third Tour in Iraq

Posted on May 17, 2007 by Team VCS

San Francisco, California, May 15, 2007 (IPS) – At the beginning of May, Corporal Cloy Richards tried to kill himself. “He punched out all his windows and cut major arteries,” his mother Tina Richards told IPS. “He had to go … Continue reading →

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Fort Carson Hosts Meeting About PTSD

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Team VCS

May 15, 2007 – A group of congressional staffers met with about two dozen soldiers, spouses and former troops Monday afternoon to begin two days of closeddoor fact-finding meetings at Fort Carson, sources at the post confirmed. The gathering follows … Continue reading →

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Editorial – Politics Are Put Ahead of Our Soldiers’ Mental-Health Concerns

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Team VCS

May 14, 2007 – Two recent studies – one initiated by the Pentagon, the other by the Department of Veterans Affairs – found that the military’s health system is unprepared to handle mental-health issues created by battlefield stress. These two … Continue reading →

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