Members of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom and neo-cons continue same tactics to persecute Virginia-based Islamic Saudi Academy, first accusing the Saudi government and now the State Dept. of non-cooperation:
- Critics of Saudi Academy Say Textbooks Promote Intolerance (Washington Post)
New York Times op-ed slams America’s bloated and ineffective Homeland Security bureaucracy and the “hyperbolic alarms†used to justify it…
- Homeland Security on the Hustings (New York Times)
…meanwhile the FBI’s inability to pay its telephone bills on time, not Congressional oversight, limits its ability to spy on Americans:
- FBI Wiretap Cut Off for Unpaid Bill (Reuters)
Defense for Padilla and co-defendants allege the government is wildly exaggerating conviction charges to push for life sentences:
- Sparks Fly in Padilla Sentencing Hearing (Christian Science Monitor)
News roundup by the Christian Science Monitor and analysis by independent political historian Gareth Porter shows the US’ version of the near flare-up in the Persian Gulf is sinking:
- New Evidence Sparks Uncertainty Over US-Iran Naval Incident in Hormuz (Christian Science Monitor)
- Official Version of Naval Incident Starts to Unravel (Antiwar.com)
Bush remains optimistic about Mideast peace and continuing pressure on Iran in spite of any political breakthroughs while visiting the Holy Land and Kuwait’s refusal to be used as a base to attack Iran:
- Bush Ends Peace Mission Without Breakthrough (Reuters/Washington Post)
Analysts say economic and diplomatic engagement, not isolation, can help counter Iranian influence in Syria:
- Even with Sanctions, Syrians Embrace KFC and Gap (Christian Science Monitor)
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