Vice President Cheney uses his “thoroughgoing secrecy, persistence of focus, tactical flexibility in service of rigid aims and close knowledge of the power map of government†to consolidate more executive power and block intra-administration efforts to close down Guantanamo and end torture in interrogations:
- Pushing the Envelope on Presidential Power (Washington Post)
Iraqi court sentences “Chemical Ali†to death and gives two others life-sentences; justice is little more than “a footnote†to ordinary Iraqis caught up in ongoing civil war:
- Saddam’s Cousin Sentenced to Death (Al-Jazeera)
After clashes between Lebanese army and Fatah Al-Islam continue in Nahr El-Bared, fighting shifts to nearby Tripoli between Islamist militants and local law authorities:
- Army Slays Six Militants in Tripoli (Daily Star Lebanon)
A look at three Muslim Americans serving in the US military:
- Serving America’s ‘Muslim army’ (BBC News)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai slams civilian deaths caused by US/NATO forces, Associated Press body count lists civilian deaths by US/NATO forces higher than Taliban attacks on innocents:
- NATO’s Civilian Toll Riles Karzai (Los Angeles Times)
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