Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Editorial Column: The Afghanistan War Quagmire

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Team VCS

January 5, 2009 – The economy is obviously issue No. 1 as Barack Obama prepares to take over the presidency. He’s charged with no less a task than pulling the country out of a brutal recession. If the worst-case scenarios … Continue reading →

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Study Ties High IQ to High KIA Rate

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Team VCS

December 23, 2008 – Scottish scientists have found that being intelligent is of little advantage in the front line of battle. A study conducted by history and psychology experts at Edinburgh University has found that Scottish soldiers who lost their … Continue reading →

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Part Two, The War Back Home: Now Veteran Fights to Find Work in a Tough Economy

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Team VCS

Part Two of Three Parts January 4, 2009 – Gregory Kamm of Las Vegas did close combat on the streets of Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004. He didn’t think he’d have to fight just as hard to find a job in … Continue reading →

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Senator Rockefeller of West Virginia Vows Fight on Gulf War Illness

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Team VCS

December 29, 2008, Charleston, SC – Federal officials have been saying for more than a decade that Gulf War syndrome does not exist. Yet mounting evidence from researchers and cries from lawmakers, including Sen. Jay Rockefeller, might indicate otherwise. Last … Continue reading →

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Jan 5, Book Review Mentions VCS: The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle Against America’s Veterans

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Team VCS

Veterans for Common Sense highly recommends this well-written documentary about how poorly our Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are being treated.  As the Houston Chronicle editorial board wrote on December 14, 2008, “Since the start of the wars in Afghanistan … Continue reading →

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Taliban Claims 5,220 Foreign Troops Killed in Afghanistan War

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Team VCS

News Analysis January 5, 2009, Kabul, Afghanistan – The Taliban has long exaggerated its military successes, but its recent claim that it killed more than 5,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan last year may be the militia’s most startling yet. The … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: The Best Years of Our Lives is Rated Number One Best Film Ever

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Team VCS

The 10 Best American Movies January 4, 2009 – It’s Top Ten time again, and like everyone else I have a list, in my case a list of the 10 best American movies ever. Here it is, with brief descriptions … Continue reading →

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Jan 5, Enormous Victory for Freedom: President-Elect Obama’s Justice Nominees Support Restoring Our Constitution

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Team VCS

January 5, 2009 09:58:40 PM, WASHINGTON – In filling four senior Justice Department positions Monday, President-elect Barack Obama signaled that he intends to roll back Bush administration counterterrorism policies authorizing harsh interrogation techniques, warrantless spying and indefinite detentions of terrorism … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: UK Army Failed in Iraq

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Team VCS

January 3, 2009 – The destruction of the Army’s reputation will be one of the most lasting of Tony Blair’s legacies. As we enter the year when the last British troops leave Iraq, further evidence is emerging of just what … Continue reading →

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Liberty Lost in Maryland: More Groups than Thought Were Illegally Spied Upon by Government

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Team VCS

Sunday, January 4, 2009; Page A01 – The Maryland State Police surveillance of advocacy groups was far more extensive than previously acknowledged, with records showing that troopers monitored — and labeled as terrorists — activists devoted to such wide-ranging causes … Continue reading →

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