Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

May 21, 2007- More local veterans are seeking help for post-traumatic stress disorder, and the numbers are expected to rise as more troops return home from Iraq and Afghanistan. But, while the military is getting better at addressing mental illness, … Continue reading →

May 20, 2007 – MALTA, New York — Mark Gansky graduated from Watervliet High School in 2003 at 197 pounds with 3 percent body fat. The clean-cut kid used to jog three miles almost daily while carrying a 75-pound vest. … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →