Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Editorial Column: Ten Take Aways from the Bush Years

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Team VCS

January 18, 2009 – There’s actually a lot that President-elect Barack Obama can learn from the troubled presidency of George W. Bush. Over the past eight years, I have interviewed President Bush for nearly 11 hours, spent hundreds of hours … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Veterans Healthcare System Needs Triage

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Team VCS

January 15, 2009, San Francisco, California (IPS) – Eighteen U.S. veterans kill themselves every day. More veterans are committing suicide than are dying in combat overseas. One in every three homeless men in the United States has put on a uniform … Continue reading →

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Where to Look for Used Cars for Sale

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Team VCS

Wіth a huge rаngе оf dіffеrеnt mеdіа аvаіlаblе today, оnlіnе аnd offline, іt саn be difficult tо knоw еxасtlу where to bеgіn a search fоr a nеw vеhісlе. Dеѕріtе thе соnfuѕіоn thаt thіѕ can cause, thеrе are ѕеvеrаl tірѕ tо … Continue reading →

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Letter to the Editor: End Stigma Against PTSD Among our Soldiers and Veterans

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Team VCS

January 14, 2009 – Re “Purple Heart Is Ruled Out for Traumatic Stress” (front page, Jan. 8): The Pentagon’s decision to not consider soldiers with disabling battle-inflicted stress disorders for the Purple Heart needs rethinking. Surely every soldier in good … Continue reading →

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White House Finds 14 Million ‘Missing’ E-mails, DoJ Lawyer Says

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Team VCS

January 15, 2009 – Six days before the Bush administration’s term ends, a Justice Department attorney told a federal judge Wednesday that the White House found 14 million “missing” e-mails that for nearly two years were the subject of several … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: What is NSA’s General Hayden Hiding?

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Team VCS

January 15, 2009 – Outgoing CIA Director Michael Hayden is going around town telling folks he has warned President-elect Barack Obama “personally and forcefully” that if Obama authorizes an investigation into controversial activities like waterboarding, “no one in Langley will … Continue reading →

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Murray Calls for Change of Culture at VA During Confirmation Hearing for New Veterans Secretary

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Team VCS

January 14, 2009 – Murray invites Secretary-Designate Shinseki to visit Washington state veterans facilities Calls for proactive approach to meeting long-term challenges, better care for women veterans, and warns against increased fees and co-pays for veterans Listen Now: ]]> ·         … Continue reading →

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Is the Army Lying About Friendly Fire Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan Wars?

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Team VCS

January 15, 2009 – New statistics obtained by Salon depict a spectacularly low number of U.S. Army deaths from friendly fire in the current conflict in Iraq, a mere fraction of historical rates. According to data released to Salon by … Continue reading →

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Jan 15: U.S. Government Agrees to Pay $350,000 to Parents of Jeffrey Lucey, a Suicidal Iraq War Veteran Denied VA Medical Care

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Team VCS

January 15, 2009, Springfield, MA – The United States Government has agreed to pay $350,000 to the parents of a United States Marine who committed suicide in 2004 after returning home from combat duty in the Iraq war. Within months … Continue reading →

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Detainee Tortured, Says U.S. Official

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Team VCS

January 14, 2009 – The top Bush administration official in charge of deciding whether to bring Guantanamo Bay detainees to trial has concluded that the U.S. military tortured a Saudi national who allegedly planned to participate in the Sept. 11, … Continue reading →

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