If his bosses get their way, 24-year State Department veteran Peter Van Buren will need to look for a new job, thanks to a list of offenses related to some critical commentary on the United States and, among other things, linking to Wikileaks from his blog.
The U.S. Air Force has disciplined three officials at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware after whistle blowers reported that they had mishandled the remains of American soldiers killed overseas.
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