Bush Administration repudiated at least ten of its anti-liberty legal opinions, most confirmed in a memo dated “five days before Obama’s inauguration”:
- Post-9/11 Memos Show More Bush-Era Legal Errors (Washington Post)
Raising over $4 billion in aid, many donors seek political progress before releasing funds, citing fears of perpetuating the endless cycle of deconstruction and reconstruction:
Hours after his acquittal, Tariq Aziz, Saddam’s Christian foreign minister, faced another judge for charges of his involvement with the massacre of Kurds in 1983:
The unpredictable new chairman of the AU wants to form a “United States of Africa,” but his election elicits a remarkably wide variety of reactions (not to mention spellings of his name):
- Qaddafi Will Seek Single State as African Union Head (International Herald Tribune)
- Khadafy, King of Kings (Boston Globe)
- Gaddafi ‘Aims to Hijack’ African Union Organisation (The Independent)
- Qaddafi to head African Union (AfricaMatters)
- Give AU Chief Gaddafi Time – Libyan Embassy (Guardian)
- Gaddafi Condemns Africa Democracy (BBC News)
Government admits to destroying 92 tapes thought to contain evidence of the harsh interrogation techniques utilized on Al-Queda suspects:
Rather than verify his visa, Rashad Bukhari an Urdu language editor, was denied entry to the US under the justification he was an “intending [sic] immigrant”:
- Muslim Sent Home (Washington Post)
Obama promises to lead by example on nuclear disarmament:
As stated in Dr. Ahmad’s blog, women’s rights must be protected in the rebuilding of Afghanistan:
- Afghan Women Slowly Gaining Protection (NY Times)
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