Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

‘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 →

U.S. Lowers Sights On What Can Be Achieved in Iraq Administration Is Shedding ‘Unreality’ That Dominated Invasion, Official Says By Robin Wright and Ellen KnickmeyerWashington Post Staff WritersSunday, August 14, 2005; A01 The Bush administration is significantly lowering expectations of … Continue reading →

The news coming out of Iraq yesterday was that several more American soldiers had been killed. August’s toll so far has been mind-numbing. For American troops, it’s been one of the worst periods of the war. And yet there’s still … Continue reading →

Motorists got a barrelful of bad news Wednesday when oil prices soared to a new high, gasoline set another record in California and the Department of Energy warned that pump prices could remain above $2 a gallon through much of … Continue reading →

For more than a year, a modest bungalow known as “Peace House,” located a few miles from President Bush’s ranch, has served as a headquarters for anti-war activists. It is lonely work, with little more than a skeleton crew on … Continue reading →

David Boaz is executive vice president of the Cato Institute (www.cato.org) and author of Libertarianism: A Primer. What does Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) have in common with James Madison? Madison’s home is in the congressional district that Allen has represented … Continue reading →

Iraq’s leaders and military will be unable to lead the fight against insurgents until next summer at the earliest, a top U.S. military official said Wednesday, trying to temper any hopes that a full-scale American troop withdrawal was imminent as … Continue reading →

New York Police Sued Over Subway Searches By Michelle GarciaWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, August 5, 2005; A03 NEW YORK, Aug 4 — The New York Civil Liberties Union sued the city’s police department Thursday, calling the random search of subway … Continue reading →

Theater of War: An Ex-Marine Brings Iraq Stateside at MetroStage with play ‘Sand Storm’ By Richard LeibyWashington Post Staff WriterMonday, August 8, 2005; C01 It’s been a very bad week for the Marines in Iraq, and playwright Sean Huze is … Continue reading →

Vacations 50, Funerals 0 — Keeping Score for G.W. Bush 50 to 0 is quite a score. Fifty vacations for George W. Bush at his ranch in Crawford, Texas and zero funerals for soldiers or marines killed in Iraq or … Continue reading →