Bosnia Exonerated Gitmo Detainees Before Judge Did
A court order today to release five Guantanamo detainees comes six years after Bosnian authorities declared them to be innocent.
A federal judge concluded the government had insufficient evidence against the five Algerians. In an unusual statement, he urged government prosecutors not to appeal his verdict, saying they had already suffered "seven years of waiting for our legal system to give them an answer."
The judge also ruled that evidence of an al-Qaida link involving a sixth detainee, Belkacem Bensayah, was enough to keep him … more…
VA’s Disjointed Accounting System Likely Misses Out on Billions
The Department of Veterans Affairs covers care connected to military service, but if a veteran has private health insurance that can pay … more…
E-mails Detail Human Cost of Shoddy Electrical Work at U.S. Bases
This morning, The New York Times revealed “internal Army documents” showing how faulty electrical work by contractor KBR at military … more…
The Candidates’ Positions on Private Security Contractors
Senators Barack Obama and John McCain have both criticized private security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, while they've also … more…
SEC: Bomb Detector—Bought by Military—Was Front for Scam
Last year, while working at The Dallas Morning News, a colleague and I wrote a story about a purported explosives detection device called … more…
ACLU: Million on Terrorist Watch List
There won’t be any balloons dropping from the ceiling to mark this milestone. And if there are any bells and whistles, it will only be … more…
FBI HQ Not Secure for Classified Intel
The FBI has long been criticized as a kind of technological trouble child. Its attempt to upgrade a key computer system has been a … more…
The Psychologists Behind Abusive Interrogations of Detainees
This morning The New York Times' Scott Shane reports that back in late 2002 trainers at Guantanamo Bay "based an entire interrogation … more…
Physicist Sues Feds Over Questionable Lost Security Clearance
A few weeks ago, we began tracking the case of Abdel Moniem Ali el-Ganayni, a nuclear physicist working for a Department of Energy … more…
Security Concerns Snag White House Tourist Plan
Responding to bipartisan critics who fear a White House plan to increase tourism would weaken the country's security, Congress recently … more…
Federal Air Marshals Face Criminal Charges
There's been a bad spate of news this week for the Federal Air Marshal Service.
KPRC-TV in Houston kicked it off Tuesday with reports on … more…
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November 20, 2008
Prosecutor: No Sign Pakistani Suspect Was Abducted, Tortured Larry Neumeister, AP, November 20, 2008
November 19, 2008
Joint Chiefs Head: War Stresses May Be Growing AP, November 19, 2008
November 18, 2008
Gitmo Judge Overseeing 9/11 Case Retires Peter Finn, Washington Post, November 18, 2008
A $50 Billion Warship Mystery David Axe, Washington Independent, November 18, 2008
Newest Veterans Hit Hard by Economic Crisis Lizette Alvarez, New York Times, November 18, 2008
November 17, 2008
U.S., Pakistan Have Tacit Agreement on Airstrikes Karen DeYoung and Joby Warrick, Washington Post, November 17, 2008
Army Manipulated General’s Photo AP, November 17, 2008
Experts Warn of Security Risks in Financial Downturn Joby Warrick, Washington Post, November 17, 2008
Army Aviation Accidents Top $16 Billion Michael Fabey, Aviation Week, November 17, 2008
November 14, 2008
CIA Chief Says al-Qaida Still Greatest Threat Associated Press, November 14, 2008