Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Helping Veterans Overcome Mental-Health Stigma

November 10, 2008, Tucson, Arizona – This Veterans Day, we can do more than fly the flag and express our deep appreciation for sacrifices made during wartime. Thousands of veterans are in need of mental health and addiction services. The … Continue reading

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Pentagon Board Says Cuts Essential

November 10, 2008 – A senior Pentagon advisory group, in a series of bluntly worded briefings, is warning President-elect Barack Obama that the Defense Department’s current budget is “not sustainable,” and he must scale back or eliminate some of the … Continue reading

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Obama’s Afghanistan Challenge

November 10, 2008 – During his quest for the presidency, president-elect Barack Obama scored considerable points with the American public when he stated that America must “get off the wrong battlefield in Iraq and take the fight to the terrorists … Continue reading

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Nov 10, Civil Liberties News: VCS Urges Our Members to Sign Petition to Close Guantanamo Bay Prison Camp

The ACLU and Brave New Foundation are collaborating on a series of videos containing direct testimony from those with firsthand knowledge of the system of injustice that thrives at Gitmo. November 10, 2008  Dear President-Elect Obama, Nothing would make me … Continue reading

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Our VCS Veterans Day Message

This week’s VCS update focuses on five pieces of news you will want to share with your friends on Veterans Day. First, PTSD News. In a bold and courageous step, a high-ranking officer took a sledge hammer to the wall … Continue reading

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Editorial Column: More Pain to Come Treating Hundreds of Thousands of Wounded from Iraq and Afghanistan

President Bush will bequeath President-Elect Obama a national debt — $10.5 trillion and rising — that has almost doubled since he took office, even before you factor in the full costs of the financial bailout and the Medicare prescription benefit, as well … Continue reading

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Nov 9, Editorial Column: War Veterans with TBI Pay the Price of Waste at VA

War Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury Pay the Price of Waste at VA, Says Dr. Robert Van Boven November 6, 2008, Austin, Texas – The following was released today by Dr. Robert Van Boven, M.D., D.D.S.: A recent report from … Continue reading

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Iraq War News: United Kingdom to Pull Troops Out of Iraq by April 2009

The majority of British troops will be out of Iraq by next April with final negotiations underway for a mass withdrawal, it was claimed today. November 7, 2008 – Speaking during a visit to Basra, Douglas Alexander, the International Development … Continue reading

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Push to Exand Voter Rolls and Early Balloting in U.S.

November 6, 2008 – Many of the states that allowed early voting this year experienced few delays on Election Day, and now federal election officials, lawmakers and voting experts say people in every state should have the same privilege. There … Continue reading

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Iraq Continues to Insist on Firm U.S. Troop Pullout Date

November 7, 2008 – Reporting from Baghdad — Two days after Barack Obama’s election as president, Iraqi officials continued to insist on a withdrawal date for U.S. troops regardless of conditions on the ground, and maintained their demand that American … Continue reading

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