Rape in the Military: Congress Charges Cover-Up

Rape in the Military: Congress Charges Cover-Up

By  Tala Dowlatshahi on Aug 01, 2008

Congress takes on the Department of Defense in the first oversight hearing held this year by the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on sexual assault in the military. Dr. Kaye Whitley, director of the Sexual Assault and Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO), failed to appear at the hearing despite being subpoenaed. Her "no show" left some members accusing the DOD of a cover up.

The $300 Billion Betrayal

The $300 Billion Betrayal

By  Nick Penniman on Jun 10, 2008

The Pentagon spends hundreds of billions of dollars on weapons systems, but our troops still aren't getting what they need. It's a scandal of enormous proportions that involves deceptive corporations and complacent government officials. But the biggest problem of all is that the people in Washington who could fix it continue to ignore it.