PLAYING WITH FIRE
Fawaz answers all our questions about his alleged dealings with Iran, Hezbollah, and a notorious drug trafficker. But for Trump’s family lobbyist this doesn’t look good.
Zack Kopplin is an investigative journalist and activist who writes about science education issues.
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GOLD RUSH
The war hero became a shrewd businessman, but in Iraq it’s hard to do big business without making some highly dubious connections.
ABOUT FACE
The company planned to sell $100 million in shares. That was before allegations of theft, security failures, animal abuse, and rigged security inspections.
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FOLLOW THE MONEY
An investigation by the independent Government Accountability Project exposes accusations that a hidden network of corruption cost U.S. taxpayers billions.
COSTLY CHAOS
Sallyport Global was contracted to help keep Balad Air Base orderly, safe, and secure. But past and present employees say it was anything but.
BRUTAL
He was standing, not holding a gun, when two Baton Rogue police officers rushed in. One tried to deescalate, the other threatened to kill him—and then did it.
COVER-UP?
A controversial killing by cops in 2016 won’t be prosecuted by the state’s AG. The investigation leaves several important questions unanswered though.
BEGINNING OF THE END
It’s still not totally clear what happened when Alton Sterling was killed in Baton Rogue, but prosecutors said they know enough not to charge them.
THE END IS NIGH
The state’s education agency quietly killed anti-evolution propaganda from the curriculum in September. Now it may be illegal to teach next year.
JESUS!
Mary Fallin believes fossil fuels are a divine present, even though global warming is killing her state. Apparently she’d rather pray for rain than believe in climate change.