CRS: ACCOUNTING FOR POW/MIAS, AND MORE

"There has been a long-running controversy about the fate of certain
U.S. prisoners of war (POWs) and servicemembers missing in action
(MIAs) as a result of various U.S. military operations," a newly
updated Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on the subject
begins.

"While few people familiar with the issue feel that any Americans are
still being held against their will in communist countries
associated with the Cold War, more feel that some may have been so
held in the past in the Soviet Union, China, North Korea, or North
Vietnam," according to the CRS author.

There is currently one U.S. Army soldier who is listed as a Prisoner
of War following his capture by Iraqi insurgents on April 9, 2004.

See "POWs and MIAs: Status and Accounting Issues," June 1, 2006:

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33452.pdf

Some other recent CRS reports obtained by Secrecy News that are not
readily available in the public domain include the following:

"Federal Emergency Management and Homeland Security Organization:
Historical Developments and Legislative Options," updated June 1,
2006:

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL33369.pdf

"Military Airlift: C-17 Aircraft Program," updated May 30, 2006:

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL30685.pdf

"F/A-22 Raptor," updated May 24, 2006:

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL31673.pdf