Tag Archives: Gulf War

Why is Bush Placing Active Duty Troops on U.S. Streets

“If we want to reduce crime, we need to increase education and increase economic opportunity. We will actually worsen the case if the only jobs available are those policing other people. The Nazis tried that and it didn’t work. Mussolini … Continue reading

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17 Years Later, Gulf War Veterans Illnesses Linger

For war veterans backed by Boston University study, symproms all too real. December 15, 2008 – Tara Batista says she cannot ever recall her phone number. But she can remember clearly what she was like before she drove an ambulance … Continue reading

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More Taliban Attacks Strike Pakistan, Further Widening the Afghanistan War

December 13, 2008, Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) – Suspected Taliban militants early Saturday staged another attack against cargo terminals in northwestern Pakistan in the country’s restive tribal areas, destroying NATO supplies bound for neighboring Afghanistan, police said. Firefighters extinguish smouldering trucks … Continue reading

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Editorial Column: More on That Veterans’ Lawsuit Against VA Claims Delays

December 10, 2008 – The government is seeking dismissal of a recent lawsuit noted here recently. It was filed last month by the Vietnam Veterans of America and Veterans of Modern Warfare, and seeks to compel the U.S. Department of … Continue reading

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U.S. Joins Effort to Bar Claims on Iraqi Coffers

December 10, 2008 –  George Charchalis says he has never really recovered from the ordeal he endured after Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990. He hid for more than a month in Kuwait City but was ultimately arrested, … Continue reading

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Editorial Column: An Action Memo for VA

December 9, 2008 – Action Memo to: President-elect Barack Obama & Veterans Affairs Secretary-designate Gen. Eric Shinseki. RE: Why We Need to Re-Name the VA — to the Department of Veterans Advocacy. America’s military veterans have every reason to be … Continue reading

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Dec 9, VCS Update: Share Your Vision of Change with President-Elect Obama

Our New VA Secretary, Shaping Our Veterans’ Future, and VCS on Counterspin. Veterans for Common Sense is pleased that President-elect Barack Obama chose General Shinseki as VA Secretary.  VCS told reporters that in February 2003, General Eric Shinseki honestly and correctly … Continue reading

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Dec 5, VCS on the Radio: Paul Sullivan Discusses Gulf War Illnesses

December 5, 2008 – This week on CounterSpin: For years veterans claiming to suffer from Gulf War Syndrome were derided as cranky and hysterical by the department of defense and even by some journalists. Will that change now that a … Continue reading

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For Bush – and Obama – A Gut Check

December 2, 2008 – George Bush’s candid interview with ABC News’ Charles Gibson has one moment of awful truth – when the president, asked if he’d have gone to war had he known there were no weapons of mass destruction … Continue reading

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One in Four Vets Suffers Gulf War Illness

December 3, 2008 – Effectively debunking years of government denials, Gulf War veterans suffering a host of neurological problems scored a huge victory last month in their struggle to legitimize their medical claims – thanks in part to public health … Continue reading

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