http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Extra! Extra! is your guide to the latest investigative work. Send comments and suggestions to extraextra@ire.org. en-us support@ire.org 2008-06-13T09:10:05-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html Air freight companies are profiting from the war as the Pentagon increases its investment in logistics, reports Michael Fabey for Air Cargo World. "Contracts and contract modifications for companies flying cargo and passengers to the war zones in 2006 and... 2271@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Military 2008-06-13T09:10:05-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html An investigation by Michael Fabey of Aerospace Daily and Defense Report delves into the selection process of the Boeing HH-47 (CSAR-X), the U.S Air Force's replacement for its Combat Search and Rescue helicopter. Interviews with experts and the review of... 2266@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Military 2008-06-10T15:16:43-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_05.html Salon.com's Mark Benjamin and freelance journalist Christopher Weaver investigated the 2007 execution of Genei Nesir Khudair al-Janabi, an unarmed Iraqi prisoner. Three U.S. snipers were charged in the murder. "A review of thousands of pages of documents from the legal... 2258@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Military 2008-05-27T14:42:08-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_05.html A series by The Boston Globe explores the efforts of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), a program launched by the Pentagon in 2003 to aid in the recovery of MIAs from foreign wars. During WWII, over 2,000 Americans were... 2257@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Military 2008-05-27T10:30:35-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_04.html A report by David Barstow of The New York Times reveals how the Pentagon has used a cadre of retired military officers to "generate favorable news coverage of the [Bush] administration’s wartime performance...Records and interviews show how the Bush administration... 2226@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2008-04-21T11:53:24-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_04.html U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan will be issued hand-held lie detectors this month, but Bill Dedman of MSNBC.com uncovered conflicting evidence about their effectiveness. "The Defense Department says the portable device isn't perfect, but is accurate enough to save American lives... 2223@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Military 2008-04-16T09:44:01-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_04.html Dan Eggen and Josh White of The Washington Post report on the recently declassified 2003 Justice Department memo that was responsible for creating the "legal foundation for the Defense Department's use of aggressive interrogation practices" in the run up to... 2213@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2008-04-03T10:30:27-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_03.html The Hartford Courant's Lisa Chedekel and Matthew Kauffman continue their coverage of the U.S. military's mental health policies with a report revealing that fewer than 1 percent of deploying combat troops received mental-health evaluations in 2007 despite a congressional order... 2204@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Military 2008-03-10T14:55:55-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_12.html Dana Priest and Anne Hull of The Washington Post delve into the case of 1st Lt. Elizabeth Whiteside, who was recently court-martialed for attempting suicide and endangering the life of another officer while in Iraq. The authors trace Whiteside's career... 2148@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Military 2007-12-06T16:37:24-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_12.html Matthew D. La Plante of The Salt Lake Tribune reports on workers from developing nations who are are employed by private security contractors working for the U.S. in Iraq. Federal reports suggest that four-fifths of the armed contractors come from... 2146@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Military 2007-12-04T12:18:24-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_11.html A five-month investigation by Armen Keteyian of CBS News uncovered a startling suicide rate for veterans. Neither the Department of Defense nor the Department of Veterans Affairs keep accurate numbers on veteran suicide rates. CBS News requested suicide data from... 2128@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Military 2007-11-26T11:52:16-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_11.html A collaborative six-month investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting and Salon.com details the failings of whistleblower courts, which are intended to protect employees who speak out against corruption and abuses in government agencies. Instead, this forum is used to... 2102@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2007-11-02T11:27:39-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_10.html The Seattle Times kicked off an occasional series on Congressional earmarks, the companies that benefit and the political fundraising connected to the pork projects. David Heath and Hal Bernton report that, after months of collecting and checking data from press... 2096@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ CAR 2007-10-30T10:43:43-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_10.html PBS' Bill Moyers Journal features Jeremy Scahill, author of a book about Blackwater, a private U.S.-based company that is one of the largest private security contractors in Iraq, where its assignments have included protecting individuals and guarding the U.S. embassy.... 2089@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Homeland Security 2007-10-24T09:29:11-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_08.html An investigation by WXYZ-TV in Detroit reveals that the Marines awarded a vehicle contract for the Growler, a vehicle which consistently failed to meet the Marines' own standards according to internal evaluations, despite the fact that a superior vehicle designed... 2008@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Broadcast 2007-08-03T12:23:20-06:00