Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Kuwait City (CNN) – Four U.S. soldiers were killed early Tuesday when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Camp New Jersey, about 31 miles [50 kilometers] northwest of Kuwait City, U.S. Central Command said. The soldiers’ names are being … Continue reading →

London (Mirror) – US intelligence on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction was “garbage”, UN inspectors said yesterday. They claimed “undeniable” evidence that Saddam Hussein was double-dealing over disarmament was “circumstantial, outdated or completely wrong”. The weapons team said they found … Continue reading →

Iraq has been ordered to destroy dozens of missiles which violate UN limits, but the US and Britain are not waiting to see whether Saddam Hussein complies. In recent days, an Independent on Sunday investigation reveals, they have stepped up … Continue reading →

Are you being duped? Ask yourself that question before condemning those who oppose bombing, invading and occupying Iraq. It wouldn’t be the first time your own government, including your president, has lied to justify war. It happens in every other … Continue reading →

To what can we attribute Powell’s “losing it” with the French and the drop in his credibility? One obvious factor was his strained attempt to connect a rosary of dots in order to establish a connection between Iraq and al-Qaeda. … Continue reading →

Powell “Bounce” Fades Gallup News Service Princeton, New Jersey – The latest Gallup Poll finds that overall public support for military action against Iraq has faded slightly from the recent high point registered shortly after Secretary of State Colin Powell’s … Continue reading →

CBS News Correspondent Mark Phillips reports the U.N. has been taking a precise inventory of Iraq’s al-Samoud 2 missile arsenal, determining how many there are and where they are. Discovering that the al-Samoud 2 has been flying too far in … Continue reading →

US Lobbyist Helped Draft Eastern Europeans’ Iraq Statement (Agence France Presse) – A former Pentagon official helped draft a controversial statement by 10 Central and Eastern European nations this month that supports the United States in its stand-off with Iraq, … Continue reading →

It’s time to take a close look at the Defense Department’s plan for managing the press during the impending invasion of Iraq. Called “embedding,” it will position chosen reporters and photographers inside military units – not for a week but … Continue reading →