Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Dec 30 VCS Update: Our Successes in 2008 and Our Plans for 2009

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Team VCS

In 2008, Veterans for Common Sense continued our strong track record of providing publicity and pragmatic solutions for government policies you care about: national security, civil liberties, and veterans. With your continued support, we plan more successful advocacy efforts during … Continue reading →

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Soldiers Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Also Fight for Child Custody

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Team VCS

December 30, 2008, Fort Lee, Virginia – Army Sgt. Stephanie Greer was serving with a vehicle-maintenance unit in the volatile Iraqi city of Ramadi, part of President Bush’s “surge” strategy to stabilize the country, when she learned of a far-off … Continue reading →

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Veterans Link Health Problems to Chemical Warfare Agent Tests at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Team VCS

December 28, 2008 – Dwight Bunn easily becomes breathless and says he has lung scarring from exposure during chemical tests conducted in secrecy on troops while he was stationed at the Army’s Dugway Proving Ground in Tooele County from 1962 … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Add Up the Enormous Damage Caused by President George W. Bush

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Team VCS

December 30, 2008 – Does anyone know where George W. Bush is? You don’t hear much from him anymore. The last image most of us remember is of the president ducking a pair of size 10s that were hurled at … Continue reading →

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Army War College Report: Domestic Unrest Due to Economic Crisis Could Result in Use of Soldiers Inside US

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Team VCS

December 29, 2008, El Paso, Texas – A U.S. Army War College report warns an economic crisis in the United States could lead to massive civil unrest and the need to call on the military to restore order. Retired Army … Continue reading →

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Former VA Doctor: Veterans Deserve Better Care

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Team VCS

December 26, 2008, Roseburg, Oregon – Lack of adequate funding has led to lack of adequate staffing which in turn has decreased the quality of care and level of services at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Roseburg. The Roseburg facility … Continue reading →

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Dan Rather’s Lawsuit Against CBS News May Deal President Bush’s Legacy a New Blow

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Team VCS

December 28, 2008, Los Angeles, California – As George W. Bush prepares to leave the White House, at least one unpleasant episode from his unpopular presidency is threatening to follow him into retirement. A $70m lawsuit filed by Dan Rather, … Continue reading →

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Iraq War Veteran Arrested After Two-Hour Standoff with Police in New Jersey

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Team VCS

December 27, 2008, Mansfield Township, New Jersey – A mentally disturbed Iraq War veteran who dialed 911 Friday morning claiming he’d shot two people kept officers at bay during an ensuing two-hour standoff, police said. Richard Toth, 30, made the 911 … Continue reading →

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News Analysis: Will Current Proselytizing in Military Continue Under President Obama?

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Team VCS

December 27, 2008 – President-Elect Barack Obama’s decision to have the evangelical megachurch leader Rick Warren conduct the invocation at next month’s presidential inauguration proves that fundamentalist Christians still wield enormous power within the federal government and will likely continue … Continue reading →

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Linda Bilmes Interview: The $10 Trillion Hangover – Paying the Price for Eight Years of Bush’

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Team VCS

December 22, 2008 – In a new article in Harper’s Magazine, Linda Bilmes and Joseph Stiglitz estimate that the cost of undoing the Bush administration’s economic choices, from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the collapse of the financial … Continue reading →

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