Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

The Pentagon has urged Congress not to extend recent increases in “imminent danger pay” and “family separation allowances” to U.S. troops in war zones, citing the extra $225 monthly for the two pay categories.  The action has stirred anger among … Continue reading →

Iraqi police accompanied by U.S. troops raided the offices of Al-Mustaqila newspaper, which means The Independent in Arabic. Neighbors said troops broke down the front door, ransacked the office and detained the newspaper’s manager, Abdul Sattar Shalan. According to U.S. … Continue reading →

Both men committed suicide after showing recognised symptoms of the illness – blamed on controversial jabs our troops were given before the war. One – Royal Engineer Eddie Hosdell, 21 – leapt to his death from the Humber Bridge in … Continue reading →

Blow to Blair over ‘mobile labs’ Saddam’s trucks were for balloons, not germs [United Kingdom’s Prime Minister] Tony Blair faces a fresh crisis over Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction, as evidence emerges that two vehicles that he [and President … Continue reading →

* Note Pentagon Censorship Tag at End of Article * Kuwait, Iraq, and New York – merican and British intelligence analysts with direct access to the evidence are disputing claims that the mysterious trailers found in Iraq were for making … Continue reading →

“My Horror at POW Sex Abuse Pictures” The young mum who uncovered the Iraqi POW sex snaps scandal said last night: “I felt sick to the stomach at those pictures.” Kelly Tilford, 22, called police after developing a film in … Continue reading →

“Bush Certainty On Iraq Arms Went Beyond Analysts’ Views” Washington – During the weeks last fall before critical votes in Congress and the United Nations on going to war in Iraq, senior administration officials, including President Bush, expressed certainty in … Continue reading →

Washington, DC (AP) – The Bush administration distorted intelligence and presented conjecture as evidence to justify a U.S. invasion of Iraq, according to a retired intelligence official who served during the months before the war. “What disturbs me deeply is … Continue reading →

The military says an American soldier was killed and four others wounded when gunmen opened fire on them today near Tikrit. At least seven U.S. soldiers have been killed in attacks in Iraq over the past two weeks. Central Command … Continue reading →

“This Administration made many assertions, for which they have yet to produce any evidence, about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. The President led the nation to war, and spent at least $63 billion on that war, on the basis of … Continue reading →