Minaret of Freedom Weblog

Former number 2 man at Justice reveals how the present AG was willing to “coerce a man in intensive care … to grant .. approval” for an unconstitutional NSA domestic spy program:

• Gonzales Hospital Episode Detailed (Washington Post)
• Mr. Comey’s Tale (Washington Post)

Report finds the Department of Homeland Security’s big brother database is illegal, failing to fully disclose to the public its uses of personal information to examine passengers on international flights leaving and entering the US:

• Customs Breaks Privacy Laws in Data Collection, GAO Says (Washington Post)

Father of Guantanamo detainee who twice attempted suicide protests that family statements used against his son were “pure speculation based on what FBI agents in the United States told us and pressured us to say”:

• Terrorism Suspect Alleges ‘Mental Torture’ (Washington Post)

International Red Cross slams Israel for its occupation and “reshaping” of East Jerusalem, charging it a violation of international law:

• Israel Jerusalem Policy Condemned (BBC News)

Op-ed in the Christian Science Monitor argues that the United States would be wiser to promote liberty and freedom as opposed to democracy:

• The Struggle to Advance Democracy in the Arab World (Christian Science Monitor)