Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

UN Human Rights Body to Scrutinise U.S. Abuses

Posted on September 21, 2005 by Team VCS

The U.N. Human Rights Committee, scheduled to meet in Geneva next month, has written to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) calling for any available evidence of human rights abuses by the United States — particularly in the aftermath of its global war … Continue reading →

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Bishops suggest apology for war

Posted on September 21, 2005 by Team VCS

A report from a working group of bishops says the war was one of a “long litany of errors” relating to Iraq. As the government is unlikely to offer an apology, a meeting of religious leaders would provide a “public … Continue reading →

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Due Process

Posted on September 20, 2005 by Team VCS

Jose Padilla is no angel. He had an extensive arrest record even before the Bush administration ordered him held indefinitely as an “enemy combatant.” But here is what the U.S. Constitution says about how the law must treat the non-angelic: … Continue reading →

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Roberts’ Rules Of War

Posted on September 20, 2005 by Team VCS

In the first few days of Judge John Roberts’ hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, most senators focused their questions on his views of privacy, precedent and free speech. So far, only Sen. Russ Feingold has asked Roberts about his … Continue reading →

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Unraveling of the U.S. Military

Posted on September 19, 2005 by Team VCS

In a recent speech at Fort Bragg, a major U.S. military base, president Bush declared, “There is no higher calling than service in our armed forces.” It seems fewer and fewer young Americans and their parents agree with him. The … Continue reading →

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National Guard Endures from One Gulf to Another

Posted on September 19, 2005 by Team VCS

NATIONAL GUARD ENDURES FROM ONE GULF TO ANOTHER By Diane M. Grassi         September 15, 2005 There is evidence that there will be many heroic tales to be told and to be heard as the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and parts of … Continue reading →

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The Pentagon’s nuclear wish

Posted on September 17, 2005 by Team VCS

Amid increasing tension between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program, and growing concern about overstretched US ground forces, the George W Bush administration is moving steadily toward adopting the preemptive use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states … Continue reading →

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Lieutenant General Blum: Guard units stretched thin due to Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina

Posted on September 17, 2005 by Team VCS

Guard units stretched thin National Guard chief: Overseas missions left forces short of much-needed gear Stephen J. Hedges, Chicago Tribune, Saturday, September 17, 2005 WASHINGTON — The deployment of nearly 50,000 National Guard troops from 50 states as part of the Hurricane … Continue reading →

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Message: I Care About the Black Folks

Posted on September 17, 2005 by Team VCS

Message: I Care About the Black Folks Once Toto parts the curtain, the Wizard of Oz can never be the wizard again. He is forever Professor Marvel, blowhard and snake-oil salesman. Hurricane Katrina, which is likely to endure in the … Continue reading →

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The deafening – and dangerous – silence on taxes

Posted on September 17, 2005 by Team VCS

The deafening – and dangerous – silence on taxes As silence sets in over a Gulf Coast devastated by Hurricane Katrina, it is also setting in among both political parties in Washington. Sure, there is a lot of finger-pointing from … Continue reading →

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