Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

US veterans’ invisible wounds   By Richard Allen Greene, BBC News, August 16, 2005  Nearly 2,000 US troops have been killed in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, and tens of thousands wounded. But many have found themselves dealing with psychological … Continue reading →

The Iraqi parliament delayed a session Monday on whether to approve a new constitution hours before a deadline as faction leaders failed in last-minute talks to agree on a federated state and other divisive issues. The two-hour delay came after … Continue reading →

Bush administration officials are signaling a possible exit strategy by playing down expectations for a flourishing democracy in Iraq, a leading Democratic lawmaker says. “They have squandered about every opportunity to get it right,” Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, senior … Continue reading →

In a departure from past policies, newspapers around the country, with the U.S. death toll in Iraq again soaring, increasingly are reporting the antiwar sentiments of family members of the deceased in their coverage of funerals. The latest example comes … Continue reading →

2005 Marine Corps Times Marine of the Year Sgt. Daniel Cotnoir MARINE CORPS MORTUARY AFFAIRS UNIT Assignment:Small-arms repairmanwith Ordnance Contact Team 1, OrdnanceMaintenance Company, 4th Maintenance Battalion, Devens, Mass. Cotnoir joined the Marine Corps in 1999 and was promoted meritoriously … Continue reading →

Sema Olson was in the living room watching television when the phone rang. It was the Department of the Army calling. A voice asked if she’d heard from her son in the past 24 hours. Ms. Olson tried to ward … Continue reading →

Iraq war: tragedy of errors.  Honorable Marine died in dishonorable war By Missy Comley Beattie, Lexington Herald Leader, August 12, 2005 He is number 1,828, 1,829 or 1,830. We don’t know for sure, because so many died last week. Marine … Continue reading →

Washington Post Hit For Sponsorship Of Pentagon’s ‘Freedom’ March By Joe Strupp, Editor and Publisher, August 12, 2005 3:30 PM ET NEW YORKThe Washington Post has no plans to withdraw its co-sponsorship of a controversial Sept. 11 memorial walk being organized … Continue reading →

Sept. 11 Party a Travesty By Joshua Huck, University of Texas at Austin, August 11, 2005 Checking the news this morning, I happened to read an article which raised the hairs on the back of my neck. Incensed and incredulous, … Continue reading →

‘Support our troops’ — bring them home alive Plain Talk By Al Neuharth, USA TODAY Founder, August 11, 2005 They’re burying young Marine reservists in Ohio this week. Fourteen of them, ages 19 and up, were killed last week when their amphibious … Continue reading →