As President Bush puts the nail in the coffin of our civil liberties by signing the wiretap law, the FBI raids the home of a suspected Justice Department whistleblower and the Washington Post slams Democrats’ cowardice, caving into Bush’s fear-mongering and putting concerns of reelection over principle:
- Bush Signs Terrorism Law (Associated Press/Washington Post)
- Report: Home Searched In Probe of Wiretap Leak (Associated Press/Washington Post)
- Warrantless Surrender (Washington Post)
Conference of British Hizb-ut-Tahrir chapter reignites debate over free speech versus counterterrorism concerns in the UK:
- London Gathering Defends Vision of Radical Islam (New York Times)
AKP leaders say that Gul may not be re-nominated for President “if a consensus can be reached on another nameâ€:
- PM Accepts New Government Mandate (Adnkronos International)
Politically motivated trial of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood members resume, but without oversight of media scrutiny and Human Rights watchdogs:
- Secret Brotherhood Trial Resumes (Al-Jazeera International)
Candidate for Hizbullah-aligned Christian party wins in tight election over rival government-aligned Christian faction, both sides claim victory and electoral fraud:
- Opposition Wins Key Lebanon Vote (Al-Jazeera International)
12,000 in Philippines flee in anticipation of massive government counteroffensive against Muslim separatist group that would signal the end of important cease-fire agreement:
- Thousands Flee Ahead of Military Anti-Terror Offensive (Adnkronos International)
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