Homeland Security
Civilian contractors must fight for care from insurers
“Civilian workers who suffered devastating injuries while supporting the U.S. war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan have come home to a grinding battle for basic medical care, artificial limbs, psychological counseling and other services,” according to a joint investigation by ABC News, the Los Angeles Times and ProPublica. The report says serious claims are routinely…
Read MoreNew urgency in hunt for terrorist
Adam Goldman and Randy Herschaft tell the story behind the hunt for Abu Ibrahim, a bombmaker who has eluded authorities for decades. Long forgotten and even presumed dead by some, Ibrahim is very much alive, according to an Associated Press investigation.
Read MoreHomeland Security USA: The Outtakes
The Center for Investigative Reporting files ongoing reports about what viewers don’t see in the ABC reality TV series, “Homeland Security USA,” which G.W. Shultz characterizes as ” ‘Cops’-style, heart-pounding segments of border agents drawing their weapons on a suspect or airport security seizing smuggled narcotics” with an occasional pause “to focus briefly on the…
Read MoreOfficial confirms detainee was tortured
In an interview with The Washington Post‘s Bob Woodward, the official overseeing U.S. military commissions confirmed that treatment of a Guantanamo Bay detainee qualified as torture. “The public record of the Guantánamo interrogation of the detainee, Mohammed al-Qahtani, has long included what officials labeled abusive techniques, including exposure to extreme temperatures and isolation, but the…
Read MoreAbuse of power a problem with some air marshals
An investigation by ProPublica has found that over a dozen air marshals have been charged with crimes since 9/11, and hundreds more have been cited for misconduct. The scope of the charges range from drunken driving to participating in a human trafficking ring. “The Federal Air Marshal Service presents the image of an elite undercover…
Read MoreNORAD relocation could compromise security
A report by Michael de Yoanna and Bill Gertz of The Washington Times reveals that the relocation of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from Cheyenne Mountain to office space at nearby Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. could undermine national security. “According to military and defense sources familiar with the missions…
Read MoreAl-Queda’s propaganda campaign flourishes online
Craig Whitlock of The Washington Post continues his coverage of the propaganda campaigns at the heart of the war on terrorism. Al-Queda has turned to the internet to spread its message. “Taking advantage of new technology and mistakes by its adversaries, al-Qaeda’s core leadership has built an increasingly prolific propaganda operation, enabling it to communicate…
Read MoreMany U.S. detainees wrongly imprisoned
A report by Tom Lasseter of McClatchy Newspapers reveals that the U.S has wrongly imprisoned dozens of men “in Afghanistan, Cuba and elsewhere on the basis of flimsy or fabricated evidence, old personal scores or bounty payments.” The report comes after an 8-month investigation spanning 11 countries on three continents. “Of the 66 detainees whom…
Read MorePentagon emerges as puppeteer of favorable wartime coverage
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
Read MoreDeclassified memo reveals claims to president’s unfettered wartime power
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 the war in Iraq. The memo suggested that presidential power was nearly unlimited during a…
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