Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

When the Bush Administration totals up the cost of the Iraq War it had best be prepared to tack on billions more to clean up the toxic residue of how this country wages war, specifically its widespread use of cluster … Continue reading →

Details of the document have emerged only days before the US and China are due to meet North Korea to try to convince it to abandon its nuclear weapons program. It argues that Washington’s goal should be the collapse of … Continue reading →

The beefy Army drill sergeant has been a soldier since he was a teenager. Now 35, he was eager to go to war with the Third Infantry Division and do for real what he had been teaching recruits. But after … Continue reading →

Baghdad, Iraq – A man staggers from his exploding car after running a checkpoint but returns for the limp body of a woman. A mother and 6-year-old child lie curled up in the cab of a civilian truck, riddled with … Continue reading →

“It’s going to be very embarrassing when it turns out they have nothingto declare,” said Eugene Betit, a former defense intelligence analyst whobelongs to Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), formed inJanuary to speak out on the use of intelligence … Continue reading →

Among the signers are several senior members of the administration of President George W Bush, including the chief Middle East aide on the National Security Council, Elliott Abrams; Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith; Undersecretary of State for Global … Continue reading →

Wrecked tanks and vehicles litter the Iraqi countryside. Ruined buildings dominate towns and cities. Many were blown to pieces by shells tipped with depleted uranium, a material that the US and Britain say poses no long-term health or environmental risks. … Continue reading →

A young soldier from the south suburbs died of a mysterious illness before she could fulfill her dream of serving her country on the front lines. Rachael A. Lacy, a 22-year-old Army reservist from Lynwood, became ill more than a … Continue reading →

The move is part of Washington’s efforts to persuade Israel to support a new peace settlement with the Palestinians. Washington has promised Israel that it will take ‘all effective action’ to cut off Syria’s support for Hizbollah – implying a … Continue reading →