Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Private Hospital Executive: Soldiers’ Treatment for PTSD and Drug Addiction Needs Funds

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Team VCS

February 7, 2009 – A former chief executive of Beth Israel Medical Center says a federal law that blocks Defense Department funding for methadone and other treatment programs is jeopardizing the health of soldiers battling post-traumatic stress disorder or pain-related … Continue reading →

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Feb 7, Head of Associated Press Blasts Pentagon’s $4.7 Billion Propaganda Campaign and Restrictions on Reporters

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Team VCS

Associated Press Chief Executive Officer Urges Better Press Access to Military Operations February 7, 2009, Lawrence, Kansas (AP) — The Bush administration turned the U.S. military into a global propaganda machine while imposing tough restrictions on journalists seeking to give … Continue reading →

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Feb 6, Iraq and Afghanistan War Toll Rises: Army Active Duty Suicides Skyrocket to 24 During January 2009

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Team VCS

February 6, 2009 – Seven soldiers committed suicide in January and the cause of death in 17 other cases is still pending, Army officials announced Thursday, marking a significant increase in soldier suicides from the same time period in previous … Continue reading →

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Chairman Hall to Hold Oversight Hearing on VA Document Shredding

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Team VCS

Joint Subcommittees on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and Oversight and Investigations Hearing: Document Tampering and Mishandling at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Date: February 25, 2009Time: 10:00 a.m.Location: 334 Cannon HOB

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Editorial Column: There is No Victory in Iraq

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Team VCS

February 5, 2009 – It is hard to read stories like  this one from the New York Times, and to not be heartened, if nothing else than on a purely human level:     BAGHDAD — Iraqis voted on Saturday for … Continue reading →

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Billion-Dollar Budgeting Demands Oversight

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Team VCS

February 5, 2009 – Linda Bilmes served as an assistant secretary in President Clinton’s Commerce Department and has written extensively about government budgets and the costs of the Iraq War. It’s Professor Bilmes these days, as she teaches advanced budgeting … Continue reading →

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Chairman Filner Says New VA Secretary Shinseki off to ‘Great Start’

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Team VCS

Secretary promises to be forceful advocate for veterans and forthright with Congress. February 4, 2009, Washington, DC – On Wednesday, February 4, 2009, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Bob Filner conducted a hearing on the state of the Department … Continue reading →

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President Obama Seeks Russia Deal to Slash Nuclear Weapons

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Team VCS

February 4, 2009 – President Obama will convene the most ambitious arms reduction talks with Russia for a generation, aiming to slash each country’s stockpile of nuclear weapons by 80 per cent. The radical treaty would cut the number of … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Why Are We Still at War?

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Team VCS

February 3, 2009 – The United States began its war in Afghanistan 88 months ago. “The war on terror” has no sunset clause. As a perpetual emotion machine, it offers to avenge what can never heal and to fix grief … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Security in Iraq, Relatively Speaking

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Team VCS

February 3, 2009 – If there is to be any degree of honesty in our communication, we must begin to acknowledge that the lexicon of words that describes the human condition is no longer universally applicable. I am in Iraq … Continue reading →

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