All Blog Posts from Investigative Round-Up
Whistleblower Tackles Russian Police Corruption
CBS News:
Tired of working amid corruption, a 32 year old Russian police officer made an unthinkable video appeal directly to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. He says he now fears for his life, but thinks this whistle had to be blown. (read the article>)
Tired of working amid corruption, a 32 year old Russian police officer made an unthinkable video appeal directly to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. He says he now fears for his life, but thinks this whistle had to be blown. (read the article>)
Swiss Open Probe Of Al Qaeda Nuke Physicist Case
AP:
Switzerland has opened its own investigation into the case of a nuclear physicist France suspected of al-Qaida links, an official said Sunday. (read the article>)
Al Qaeda Training Camps Go Local, Mobile
AP:
Under growing pressure from U.S. missile strikes, the al Qaeda terror network is relying more heavily on local insurgent groups along the Pakistan border to house training camps that are growing smaller and more mobile, according to counterterrorism officials and analysts. (read the article>)
Did Army Miss Signs of Hasan's Extremism?
CBS/AP:
A key U.S. senator has called for an investigation into whether the Army missed signs that the man accused of opening fire at the Fort Hood military base had embraced an increasingly extremist view of Islamic ideology.
(read the article>)
A key U.S. senator has called for an investigation into whether the Army missed signs that the man accused of opening fire at the Fort Hood military base had embraced an increasingly extremist view of Islamic ideology.
(read the article>)
International Prosecutor to Seek Inquiry Into Kenya Violence
The NY Times:
Members of the political elite in Kenya, a nation where top leaders have long escaped prosecution for corruption and other crimes, could now face an international investigation into the violence that shook the country after disputed elections last year. (read the article>)
Unidentified Players Remain In Insider-Trading Case
The Wall Street Journal:
Fourteen more people have been criminally charged in a growing insider-trading scheme, but evidence exists of a number of additional players who haven't yet been publicly identified. (read the article>)
Toward a Stalemate in Copenhagen
The Center For Public Integrity:
Global attempts to craft a pivotal new climate treaty in Copenhagen this December are being stymied by a far-reaching, multinational backlash led by fossil fuel industries and other heavy carbon emitters, according to an eight-country report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (read the article>)
Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on C.I.A. Payroll
The NY Times:
Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of the Afghan president and a suspected player in the country's booming illegal opium trade, gets regular payments from the Central Intelligence Agency, and has for much of the past eight years, according to current and former American officials. (read the article>)
Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on C.I.A. Payroll
The NY Times:
Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of the Afghan president and a suspected player in the country's booming illegal opium trade, gets regular payments from the Central Intelligence Agency, and has for much of the past eight years, according to current and former American officials. (read the article>)
Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of the Afghan president and a suspected player in the country's booming illegal opium trade, gets regular payments from the Central Intelligence Agency, and has for much of the past eight years, according to current and former American officials. (read the article>)
EXCLUSIVE: Democratic Donors Rewarded With W.H. Perks
The Washington Times:
During his first nine months in office, President Obama has quietly rewarded scores of top Democratic donors with VIP access to the White House, private briefings with administration advisers and invitations to important speeches and town-hall meetings. (read the article>)
