Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Veterans Groups Express Sharp Anger About Firing Pro-Veteran Committee Chair

Posted on January 7, 2005 by Team VCS

Veterans outraged over ousting Smith from committeeBy KATHLEEN CANNON, Burlington County Times http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-01072005-428437.html TRENTON – Burlington County veterans are outraged that House Republicans stripped U.S. Rep. Chris Smith of the chairmanship of the Veterans Affairs Committee. At the behest of GOP … Continue reading →

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Oppose the draft? It’s already here

Posted on January 5, 2005 by Team VCS

Oppose the draft? It’s already here While most pollsters would agree that there is almost no discernable support for reinstating the military draft, why should the public support the military’s policy of forcing exhausted those who already have fulfilled their … Continue reading →

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Gonzales Nomination Draws Military Criticism

Posted on January 4, 2005 by Team VCS

Gonzales Nomination Draws Military Criticism Retired Officers Cite His Role in Shaping Policies on Torture By Dan EggenWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, January 4, 2005; Page A02   A dozen high-ranking retired military officers took the unusual step yesterday of signing … Continue reading →

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Emotional toll can weigh heavy on a war veteran’s mind

Posted on January 4, 2005 by Team VCS

Emotional toll can weigh heavy on a soldier’s mind “Hateful.” That’s the word Lois Edwards uses to describe her husband’s behavior when he returned home from Iraq. A member of the Franklin-based 210th Military Police, Specialist Corey Edwards spent a … Continue reading →

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More than 1,300 Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Past Six Months

Posted on January 4, 2005 by Team VCS

Iraqi officers, police members killed so far total 1300-Naqib ?   http://www.kuna.net.kw/English/print.asp?DSNO={cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d}20694138  

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Lugar Condemns Plan To Jail Detainees for Life

Posted on January 3, 2005 by Team VCS

A leading Republican senator yesterday condemned as “a bad idea” a reported U.S. plan to keep some suspected terrorists imprisoned for a lifetime even if the government lacks evidence to charge them. The Pentagon and the CIA have asked the … Continue reading →

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VCS Weekly Update: OpTruth Calls for Senate Hearings on Rumsfeld

Posted on December 27, 2004 by Team VCS

Operation Truth Calls for Senate Hearings on Rumsfeld Last week Operation Truth, an organization founded by and for Iraq War veterans, called for Senate hearings on Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s tenure in office.  Paul Reickhoff writes in his letter: … Continue reading →

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Presidential order authorized torture

Posted on December 25, 2004 by Team VCS

Presidential order authorized torture New York – A document released for the first time today by the American Civil Liberties Union suggests that President Bush issued an executive order authorizing the use of inhumane interrogation methods against detainees in Iraq. … Continue reading →

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Counting Every Vote: Patience Results in Legitimate Results in Washington

Posted on December 24, 2004 by Team VCS

Democrat Wins by 130 in Latest Washington Count SEATTLE, Dec. 23 – With all the votes tallied after a recount in the roller coaster race for governor, Christine O. Gregoire, the Democrat who trailed in the campaign and in a … Continue reading →

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Iraq War Legacy: Homeless Combat Veterans

Posted on December 24, 2004 by Team VCS

Homeless Veterans: Soldiers Go From Fighting in Iraq to Fighting A New War At Home Two soldiers who recently returned from Iraq talk about how they faced another battle after they returned home. Nicole Goodwin, 24, only found a permanent … Continue reading →

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