Some members of Congress are ready to put electoral viability above the principle of liberty, signaling their willingness to make permanent the Big Brother powers of the Protect America Act:
- Democrats Seem Ready to Extend Wiretap Powers (New York Times)
Failed satire or a dirty trick? Flyers posted on college campus to embarrass a group involved in a planned “Islamo-Fascism Awareness” campaign have the opposite effect, promoting hate against Muslim groups:
- Anti-Muslim Fliers Cause Uproar (Washington Post)
King Abdullah rolls out another important reform, creating specific guidelines that streamline a previously informal process of monarchial succession:
- Saudi King Decrees Succession Law (Al-Jazeera International)
Forced off of their lands by the Soviet state, Muslim Tatars return to their home in the Crimea, but face a myriad of economic and social problems:
- Returning Tatars Face Crimean Woes (Al-Jazeera International)
Attempting to model itself off of successful programs in Singapore and Saudi Arabia, the United States seeks to de-radicalize detainees through mainstream Muslim religious teachings:
- U.S. Tries Rehab For Religious Extremists (Christian Science Monitor)
Alarmed over the possibility of an ascendant Iran, the United States abandons the failing strategy to bring democracy and liberty to the Middle East and returns to the precarious failed strategy seeking “energy security, counterterrorism, and stability” by support of Sunni Arab dictators:
- As Mideast Realigns, US Leans Sunni (Christian Science Monitor)
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