Open your mind

By Stephen Engelberg

NEW YORK, March 1, 1999 — Day-to-day, investigative reporting is about sweat and perseverance. Forget about the widely held view that govern

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"… his aides. Iran ultimately controlled Hezbollah, a radical Shiite group in Lebanon, which controlled the hostages. Tehran needed weapons, and the American ti …"

Interview: Unprecedented opportunity

Rami Khouri, a veteran editor and reporter who currently serves as editor-at-large for the Lebanese English language newspaper, The Daily St

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"… enter for Public Integrity on March 2, 2005. He discussed recent events in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East and their implications for American forei …"

"… ——[Let me] give you some quick thoughts on what I think is going on in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East, and what I think is the importance of wh …"

"… nd for us in the Middle East.I really think that’s what’s happening in Lebanon and the wider region provides a really unprecedented opportunity to do som …"

"… e fascinating, important, even, I would say, historic new development, and Lebanon is the kind of focal point of this right now. In the last two weeks it’s …"

Analysis — U.S. interests at risk in six Mideast nations

By Barbara Slavin

Snapshots of six pivotal nations: Turmoil in Middle East threatens U.S. interests in short term even if more democratic governments emerge..

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"… act may be regional dynamics that curb Israel from attacking foes in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.With the proviso that this fateful year in the Middle East is jus …"

"… will not be silent if Israel attacks Gaza again as it did in 2008-2009, or Lebanon in 2006. Egypt is likely to lift a blockade on Gaza imposed after Hamas se …"

"… y earn it a bigger diplomatic role, diminishing Iranian influence in Iraq, Lebanon and the Persian Gulf. In the interim, Turkey—a prosperous democratic sta …"

"… in the Arab world have had nothing to do with Israel, the Palestinians or Lebanon. Nevertheless, Israelis worry that successor governments in Egypt and else …"

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New investigative award for Arab journalists

By David E. Kaplan

Our colleagues at Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism have launched a welcome new prize, the Seymour Hersh Investigative Journalism

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"… or Rana Sabbagh.Eligible countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen.To apply, send a cover lette …"

GAO says Congress is in the dark about anti-terrorism efforts across government

By Laurel Adams

State Department fails to inform Congress of government-wide efforts to thwart terrorist havens

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"… ified terrorist safe havens include Venezuela, the Colombia border region, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the South Philippines. Ex …"

ANALYSIS: How our health care system cripples small business

By Wendell Potter

Small business innovation is being stifled by a health care system that send our 'best and brightest' to large corporations

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"… happened to Luke Peterschmidt, an entrepreneur and video game designer in Lebanon, Pa.  He reached the point that he simply could not continue paying w …"

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The influence peddlers

By Yossi Melman and Julio Godoy

Arcadi Gaydamak epitomized the business of war in the post-Cold War era – an entrepreneur with global ties to resource exploitation

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"… ig. Gen. Zeev Zachrin, who had trained the pro-Israeli militia in Southern Lebanon. But the Congo-Brazzaville deal, which also involved a trade for oil conce …"

Operation 'targeted killings'

By Yossi Melman

U.S. shows signs of emulating controversial Israeli anti-terrorism policy

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"… d target of the Lillehammer operation.In 1992, Israeli helicopters flew to Lebanon and used missiles to assassinate Seyyed Abbas Musavi, the Hezbollah secret …"

State Dept. spends terrorism and emergency dollars on parties, rented linens and a kitchen

By Corbin Hiar

Auditors question some use of special State Dept. fund meant for crises, evacuations and other ‘extraordinary’ needs

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"… Fund stresses its importance: “Recent events including the evacuation of Lebanon, tsunami in Southeast Asia, war in Iraq, the events of Sept. 11, 2001, the …"

Terrorism and tobacco

By Kate Willson

Extremists, insurgents turn to cigarette smuggling

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"… nterfeit factories are operating openly in Iraq.”HezbollahHezbollah, the Lebanon-based militia and political organization, is also engaged in tobacco traff …"

"… s made millions of dollars, some of it traced back to Hezbollah leaders in Lebanon. The network’s kingpin — Mohamad Hammoud — is serving time at a medi …"

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