Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: For returning veterans, Iraq is not another Vietnam

Posted on June 13, 2005 by Team VCS

“They’re firing at us!” Capt. K.C. Hughes screams in his sleep. His body thrashing, his arms flailing, he points and barks orders, grinding his teeth, flipping from one side of the bed to the other. “He starts breathing heavy, like … Continue reading →

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Horrors of war in Iraq continue to haunt U.S. Marine corporal

Posted on June 12, 2005 by Team VCS

As his new bride, Amanda, and her friends chuckle at stories over dinner, Jack Self stares in silence. He doesn’t laugh much anymore. Jack has spent half of the last two years patrolling the cities of Iraq, dodging sniper fire … Continue reading →

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Must Read: News of the Absurd About U.S. and International Media

Posted on June 12, 2005 by Team VCS

2,200 Journalists Await Jackson Verdict By GREG RISLING, Associated Press Writer, Fri Jun 10, 3:25 PM ET About 2,200 members of the media have received credentials to cover Michael Jackson’s trial — more than the O.J. Simpson and Scott Peterson … Continue reading →

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Democrats, veterans press for extended mental-health care for servicemembers

Posted on June 11, 2005 by Team VCS

Democrats, veterans press for extended mental-health care for servicemembers WASHINGTON — More mental health resources are needed to deal with stress from Iraq and Afghanistan now, before those veterans develop even more serious mental problems, according to Democrats and veteran … Continue reading →

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The Interrogation Room

Posted on June 9, 2005 by Team VCS

Erik Saar, a clean-cut, former Bible-college student dressed in a white shirt, looks like someone who’s just left the Army and still kind of misses it. Saar, 30, speaks nostalgically about his days as a sergeant and Arabic linguist — … Continue reading →

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US Threats to the International Criminal Court

Posted on June 9, 2005 by Team VCS

The United States of America is the only state that is actively opposed to the new International Criminal Court. US opposition to the Court can be traced back to the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court … Continue reading →

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‘Secret’ Senate meeting on Patriot Act

Posted on June 9, 2005 by Team VCS

In a move that could expand the police powers in the Patriot Act, the Senate Intelligence Committee will meet behind close doors to discuss, among other things, “a little-discussed provision to enlarge the FBI’s ability to wiretap people who it … Continue reading →

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Long Jailings Anger Iraqis

Posted on June 8, 2005 by Team VCS

A year after the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal erupted, Iraqi anger has flared anew over the growing numbers of detainees held without charge at the notorious detention center and another prison in the south. In the battle against the insurgency, … Continue reading →

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Baghdad And Bust

Posted on June 6, 2005 by Team VCS

Stanley Adams spent more than 30 years building up his business. But he had just days to decide what to do with his thriving livestock trailer companies when he was activated for duty in Iraq in April 2003. “My wife … Continue reading →

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Soldiers Tell War Stories in Rap Album

Posted on June 4, 2005 by Team VCS

As Staff Sgt. Terrance Staves dodged bullets recovering a burned-out Humvee in Baghdad’s Sadr City, he heard a rocket-powered grenade zooming toward him. All he could do was hold his breath, he recalled, when it crashed into the armored Bradley … Continue reading →

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