Criminal Investigation of GE's Military Helicopter Production

AP reports on a worker at a Kentucky GE plant's testimony before a federal grand jury, alleging that helicopter parts were being shipped in spite of being below specifications.  The Department of Defense Criminal Invetigation Service confirmed that an investigation had been ongoing at the plant since 2000; a GE spokesman said the company was cooperating and conducting its own internal investigation. The allegations are all the more disturbing given the heavy use of helicopters in Iraq and the ensuing casualties.  [Jack Chin]