Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Bush Has Gone AWOL

Posted on April 28, 2007 by Team VCS

The following is a transcript of the Democratic Radio Address delivered by Lieutenant General William E. Odom, U.S. Army (Ret.) on Saturday April 28, 2007: You can download the radio address by clicking here: http://a9.g.akamai.net/7/9/8082/v001/democ…adioAddress.mp3 “Good morning, this is Lieutenant … Continue reading →

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Is War a Psychosis?

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Team VCS

In 1967, the Scottish psychiatrist R. D. Laing wrote, “Insanity is a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world. Normal men have killed 100 million of their fellow men in the past 50 years.” Wartime behavior deviates markedly from crosscultural … Continue reading →

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Editorial – America Has to Provide for its Wounded Veterans

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Team VCS

The LSJ’s recent front-page reporting that our returning service personnel were receiving excellent care at our Veterans Administration facilities in Michigan is accurate that care and treatment in our larger metropolitan Veterans facilities, while a problem in the past, is … Continue reading →

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Editorial – U.S. Media Have Lost the Will to Dig Deep

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Team VCS

A changed news culture has let several important investigative stories slip through the cracks. In an e-mail uncovered and released by the House Judiciary Committee last month, Tim Griffin, once Karl Rove’s right-hand man, gloated that “no [U.S.] national press … Continue reading →

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Soldier Says He Suffered Brain Damage During Fort Bragg Training Before Deployment

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Team VCS

FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) — A soldier who blames his alleged misconduct on brain damage suffered before he was deployed to Iraq has demanded a court-martial. Spc. Paul Thurman, 24, of Huntington Beach, Calif., rejected an Article 15 on Friday. … Continue reading →

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Partisan Political Briefings Held at Department of Veterans Affairs

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Team VCS

Political Briefings At Agencies Disclosed White House Calls Meetings Lawful White House officials conducted 20 private briefings on Republican electoral prospects in the last midterm election for senior officials in at least 15 government agencies covered by federal restrictions on … Continue reading →

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Army Says Shortcomings Exist Beyond Walter Reed

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Team VCS

WASHINGTON – The Army said Wednesday it was hiring case managers and boosting oversight at military facilities after a new internal review concluded poor outpatient care extended beyond Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Gen. Richard Cody, the Army’s vice chief … Continue reading →

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Parents of Nevada Marine Blame Veterans Affairs in Son’s Death

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Team VCS

LAS VEGAS (AP) – The Nevada parents of a former Marine accused Veterans Affairs officials of insensitivity and improper care for their son, who died this year of an apparent drug overdose. Tony Bailey told the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee … Continue reading →

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Panel Weighs Concerns About Rural Veterans’ Access to Care

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Team VCS

A House panel Thursday began sifting through a variety of bills to improve medical care for veterans, with access to treatment in rural areas among the top concerns addressed by the stack of proposals. Dominating the hearing by the House … Continue reading →

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Presidential Candidates and Torture

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Team VCS

Obama calls it ineffective. Giuliani says he’s against it. But would any of them get rid of the loophole making it legal—as long as we outsource the dirty work? As the Democratic presidential candidates were preparing for their first prime … Continue reading →

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