Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

VCS Weekly Update: Hello from Paul, Your New Executive Director

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Team VCS

May 1, 2007 Dear VCS Supporters: For this update, I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself and let you know why I came to work for Veterans for Common Sense. Five years ago the Administration began selling … Continue reading →

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Editorial – Back in the Days of Mission Accomplished

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Team VCS

NEW YORK Tuesday marked the fourth anniversary of President Bush’s jet landing on the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and his speech declaring major fighting in Iraq over, all in front of a giant “Mission Accomplished” banner. At the time, it … Continue reading →

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Military Families Among Those Hit With Home Foreclosures

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Team VCS

The number of defaulted home mortgages in the state has risen sharply in recent years, and about a third of foreclosure auctions in the Fayetteville area have involved active-duty military families or veterans. Moreira Team is a boutique mortgage broker … Continue reading →

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Risk of PTSD Rises Sharply for Longer and Repeat Iraq War Deployments

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Team VCS

A recently released survey of soldiers and Marines puts concrete numbers behind problems experts have worried about since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began. Suicides are up among combat vets, mental health issues are worse among those who deploy … Continue reading →

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Rice – World Thought Iraq Had WMD

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Team VCS

CBS/AP  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Face The Nation dismissed accusations made by former CIA Director George Tenet about the Bush administration’s early decisions on Iraq and Afghanistan. Tenet tells Scott Pelley in a 60 Minutes interview that, before … Continue reading →

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Editorial – For His Dunk, Tenet Deserves Slam

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Team VCS

“If you can’t say something positive about someone, don’t say anything.” This was drummed into me by my Irish grandmother and, as was the case with most of her admonishments, it has stood me in good stead. On occasion, though, … Continue reading →

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Soldier’s Grieving Wife Speaks

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Team VCS

In an exclusive interview with FOX21’s Grace Polanski, Renea Waltz said, “The military killed my husband.” Renea’s 40-year-old husband, Staff Sergeant Mark Waltz died in their home Monday morning. Waltz said, “Those people who did not help my husband, killed … Continue reading →

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Ex-CIA Officials Call On Tenet to Give Back His Medals

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Team VCS

April 30, 2007 – In his much-watched “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday, former CIA director George Tenet spoke passionately in defense of his former colleagues at the agency, saying they had been maligned and scapegoated by the Bush administration. Tenet … Continue reading →

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VA Resources for Virginia Tech Mass Murder

Posted on April 29, 2007 by Team VCS

The staff at the National Center for PTSD extend our condolences to all of those affected by the violence at Virginia Tech, the worst school shooting in US history. We know that continued support is vital in helping all individuals … Continue reading →

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For One Couple, Struggle to Find Better Care Led to Relocation

Posted on April 29, 2007 by Team VCS

MONTAGUE — The morning sun glinted off the silver crucifix dangling from the rearview window of Anna Mohan’s 1992 Toyota as it started with a rough bang on a cold late-winter day. She was on the road. Again. As Mohan … Continue reading →

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