Advisors of influence: Nine members of the Defense Policy Board have ties to defense contractors

By André Verlöy and Daniel Politi

Data by Aron Pilhofer WASHINGTON, March 28, 2003 — Of the 30 members of the Defense Policy Board, the government-appointed group that advis

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"… of the first items on the agenda was an ethics brief by the Office of the General Counsel.In December 2002, a two-hour intelligence briefing, strategy, Nort …"

"… ings Inc., which has filed for a $109 million stock sale.Retired Air Force General Ronald Fogleman sits on the board of directors of companies which received …"

"… the Air Component Command of the U.S./ROK Combined Forces Command.Retired General Jack Sheehan joined Bechtel in 1998 after 35 years in the U.S. Marine Corp …"

"… focuses on defense planning and investment strategies for the 21st Century.General (Ret.) Ronald R. FoglemanFogleman retired from the United States Air Force …"

Route 15 winds through history, development target zones

By Dusty Smith

Route 15 winds through history, development target zones

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"… ed Oak Hill, a classic federal style mansion designed by Thomas Jefferson. General George C. Marshall, who penned the Marshall Plan for rebuilding Europe aft …"

Special Report: Kuchma approved sale of weapons system to Iraq

By Phillip van Niekerk and André Verlöy

WASHINGTON, April 15, 2002 — Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma personally authorized the clandestine sale of $100-million worth of high-tech
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Commentary: Freedom of information under attack

By Charles Lewis

Asking the tough questions required of "watchdog journalism" is especially difficult in a national crisis atmosphere of fear, paranoia and p

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"… one to protect the civil liberties of the unaccused incarcerated. Attorney General John Ashcroft said, “It would be a violation of the privacy rights of in …"

"… s allegedly involved.It is in this almost surreal atmosphere that Attorney General Ashcroft issued a chilling memorandum about America’s penultimate sunshi …"

"… tion Act. In it, he revoked earlier openness directives by former Attorney General Janet Reno and advised federal officials that “when you carefully consid …"

"… against the Bush administration brought by the normally polite and patient General Accounting Office, headed by the U.S. comptroller General, David Walker. W …"

Commentary: Clamping down on freedom of the press

The clamp-down on the freedom of the press by the executive and judicial branches of the U.S. government, begun in the wake of September 11

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"… finitely without releasing the most basic information about them. Attorney General John Ashcroft described the news blackout in Orwellian fashion, “It woul …"

"… ration proceedings were closed to the public, and separately, the Attorney General sent a chilling, unprecedented directive throughout the government, “Whe …"

"… omewhat ironic considering that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers, personally had implored CBS’s 60 Minutes II to keep its e …"

"… uding internal GOP frustration on Capitol Hill that the secretive Attorney General and his staff had kept them in the dark for nearly half a year—the draft …"

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.: A remembrance

By Charles Lewis

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2007 — In the last hours of February, at the age of 89, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. passed from this world. Not only did

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"… n online of secret draft legislation written by top aides to then-Attorney General John Ashcroft, which became known as the “Patriot II” sequel to the co …"

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Will truth again be first casualty?

By Jacqueline Sharkey

"Well, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld said he had imposed no press restrictions. In fact, he said he hadn't really even considered the issue of

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"… tary forces and foreign policy. Victory parades have made front-page news, General H. Norman Schwarzkopf has become a new national hero, and President George …"

"… sed more damage than they prevented.Statements by Air Force Chief of Staff General Merrill A. McPeak which indicate that Pentagon videos depicting laser-guid …"

"… n guidance systems.Statements indicating that Pentagon briefer Lieutentant General Thomas Kelly’s claims during the first week of the war that bombing miss …"

"… released its ordnance in the area of the target, and returned to its base. General McPeak admitted during his postwar briefing that during the first 10 days …"

Commentary: 'Reformer with results'? Don't count on it

By Charles Lewis

August 2, 2000 — On the opening night of the GOP convention in Philadelphia, retired General Colin Powell criticized his fellow Republicans

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"… e soon. …"

FACT WATCH: Sarah Palin's Twist on Paul Revere

By FactCheck.Org

Sarah Palin's Paul Revere account isn't entirely wrong -- just twisted

The military children left behind: Decrepit schools, broken promises

By Kristen Lombardi

While parents sacrifice, children endure deterioration and disrepair

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