Where Things Stand: Air Marshals Under Arrest
Dec. 26: This post has been corrected.
Editor’s note: As part of our year-end coverage, we’re checking in on the latest on each of our in-depth stories.
The Federal Air Marshal Service presents the image of an elite undercover force charged with making life-and-death decisions that demand sound judgment. A ProPublica investigation, published with USA Today in mid-November, found that dozens of air marshals have been charged with crimes -- from drunken driving and drug smuggling to aiding a human trafficking ring and … more…
Who Gets to Leave Gitmo? Not Always the Innocent
Of all the reports that have come out of Salim Hamdan's trial for providing support for terrorism, the first U.S. war crimes hearing … more…
U.S. Military Deaths in Major Wars
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Yesterday, we created a graphic -- based on a Congressional Research Service study -- … more…
Cost of U.S. Wars
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The non-partisan Congressional Research Service last week published a study (PDF) … more…
Broad Terrorism Law Still Bars Worthy Refugees
A post-9/11 rule barring refugees and asylum-seekers who supported foreign guerrilla groups from entering the country -- regardless of … more…
VA’s Voter Registration Ban Faces More Opposition
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ decision earlier this year to ban all voter registration drives at VA facilities has received growing … 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…
| Topics in "National Security" | |
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| Military | |
January 07, 2009
Last-Minute DHS Rules on Data Collection Rile Businesses Thomas Frank, USA Today, January 07, 2009
Former Blackwater Guards Plead Not Guilty Del Quentin Wilber, Washington Post, January 07, 2009
January 06, 2009
Appeals Court: U.S. Can Keep IDs of Gitmo Detainees Secret Larry Neumeister, AP, January 06, 2009
January 05, 2009
White House Considers Pardoning Soldier AP, January 05, 2009
U.K. May Take More Gitmo Detainees Jay Solomon and Alistair MacDonald, Wall Street Journal ($), January 05, 2009
December 29, 2008
Study Criticizes Bush Approach to War Funding Ann Scott Tyson, Washington Post, December 29, 2008
December 19, 2008
Plans Being Drawn to Close Gitmo Peter Finn, Washington Post, December 19, 2008
December 15, 2008
War Vet Widows Wrongly Denied Benefits Hope Yen, AP, December 15, 2008
Supreme Court Opens Way for ex-Gitmo Inmates to Sue AP, December 15, 2008
December 10, 2008
Economy Puts Emergency Readiness in Peril Thomas Frank, USA Today, December 10, 2008