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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST Top two Arlington officials tell conflicting stories By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/23/arlington_investigation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/23/arlington_investigation/index.html?source=rss The superintendent and his deputy disagree on who knew what, and when, about misplaced remains at the cemetery Another mystery grave at Arlington By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/22/unknown_remains/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/22/unknown_remains/index.html?source=rss An Army investigation has found yet another unmarked casket at the historic burial site Camp Lejeune whistle-blower fired By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/15/camp_lejeune/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/15/camp_lejeune/index.html?source=rss A psychiatrist who tried to prevent Fort Hood-style violence among Marines about to "lose it" instead loses his job The Army opens a broad new probe into Arlington By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/13/arlington_investigation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/13/arlington_investigation/index.html?source=rss The move comes in the wake of a Salon investigation, but results so far are mixed The media's silly Fort Hood coverage By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/12/hasan_coverage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/12/hasan_coverage/index.html?source=rss Everyone wants to debate terrorism and political correctness, but the real story is the failure of Army medicine Radio host Ingraham distorted my words, then cut my mike By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/10/ingraham/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/10/ingraham/index.html?source=rss I tried to have a real conversation about Fort Hood with the conservative talker, but she wasn't interested Mark Benjamin on "Rachel Maddow" Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/about/inside_salon/2009/11/06/benjamin_on_maddow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/about/inside_salon/2009/11/06/benjamin_on_maddow/index.html?source=rss Salon's investigative reporter on the Fort Hood shootings What's motive behind Fort Hood shooting? By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/05/ft_hood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/05/ft_hood/index.html?source=rss The Army says 12 are dead, possibly including alleged shooter, and 31 wounded. Updated Arlington officials can't get their stories straight By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/04/arlington_national_cemetery/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/04/arlington_national_cemetery/index.html?source=rss The superintendent says he may have been absent when remains were moved, but an employee's log says otherwise More misplaced remains at Arlington National Cemetery By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/01/arlington_national_cemetery/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/01/arlington_national_cemetery/index.html?source=rss What happened to Master Sgt. Marion Grabe, says a source, is a clue "that there may be thousands of these problems" Mark Benjamin talks about Arlington's new unknown soldier By Alex Koppelman Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/15/morning_joe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/15/morning_joe/index.html?source=rss Salon's national correspondent goes on "Morning Joe" to discuss his investigation of problems at the cemetery Arlington unveils a new unknown soldier By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/07/arlington_cemetery/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/07/arlington_cemetery/index.html?source=rss The first headstone stamped "Unknown" since 1984 is the result not of war's chaos, but of human error Millions in contracts, no work completed By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/29/arlington_contracts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/29/arlington_contracts/index.html?source=rss An Arlington National Cemetery official keeps sending work to the same small group of associates, with few results Eight years after 9/11, why remain in Afghanistan? By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/11/rice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/11/rice/index.html?source=rss The UN ambassador gives Salon the administration's explanation I am arming my kid to the teeth By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/08/benjamin_guns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/08/benjamin_guns/index.html?source=rss My liberal parents never let me play with toy guns as a boy. Now that my son is 4, I'm stockpiling the arsenal A fitting Kennedy tribute: Clean up Arlington mess By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/29/arlington_kennedy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/29/arlington_kennedy/index.html?source=rss A grateful family remembers Kennedy's work to help them get a more timely funeral for their son killed in Iraq "We're going to kill your children" By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/25/cia_ig_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/25/cia_ig_report/index.html?source=rss Mock executions and a favored Saddam technique, all endorsed by Cheney. Highlights of the CIA interrogation report "Handgun and power drill" By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/08/25/cia_ig_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/08/25/cia_ig_report/index.html?source=rss Selected pages from the CIA inspector general's report on interrogation during the war on terror Contractor in Arlington fraud scandal arrested By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/14/arlington/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/14/arlington/index.html?source=rss Arlington National Cemetery contractor Bobbie Garrett was arrested on sex charges as he stepped off a plane in Ohio Did Arlington National Cemetery break the law? By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/11/arlington/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/11/arlington/index.html?source=rss The cemetery sent the personal data of deceased soldiers to a contractor at the center of a fraud scandal Why did Arlington National Cemetery rehire Bobbie Garrett? By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/10/arlington/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/10/arlington/index.html?source=rss Garrett was investigated for fraud while working as a contractor for the cemetery. Why did he get his job back? Army will investigate Arlington National Cemetery By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/29/arlington/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/29/arlington/index.html?source=rss After a Salon series exposes problems at the cemetery, the Army says it will investigate. But workers have doubts Did U.S. forces watch Afghan massacre? By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/22/mass_graves/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/22/mass_graves/index.html?source=rss Afghan detainees allege that Americans witnessed a mass killing -- a charge the New York Times chose not to report "One big, tall Caucasian American" By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/07/22/mass_graves/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/07/22/mass_graves/index.html?source=rss A detainee who survived a massacre of Taliban prisoners is among those who claim there were American witnesses Arlington's buried secrets By Mark Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/21/arlington_secrets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/21/arlington_secrets/index.html?source=rss The cemetery admits it can't identify grave-site remains -- while new evidence casts doubt on Army investigation