The Padilla trial’s lesson is that the government has omnipotent power as long as it’s the military violating Americans’ Constitutional rights:
- The Ominous Message in Padilla (Future of Freedom Foundation)
Appeals court orders resentencing of convicted “paintball 11†member finding his non-violent crimes did not justify a “terrorism enhancementâ€:
- Appeals Court Tosses Va. Terror Sentence (Associated Press/Washington Post)
Reporter for IWPR asserts the Taliban are gaining strength despite statements from Afghan and NATO officials:
- In Kabul, Shattered Illusions (New York Times)
Citing security concerns, but clearly appealing to Islamophobia, the Dutch government proposes to ban burqas in schools:
- Dutch to Ban Burqas In Schools And Government Offices: Media (Reuters/New York Times)
Saudi Novelist Rajaa Alsanea finds her country needs to improve its treatment of women, but also acknowledges reforms are moving in a positive direction:
- Restrictions On Women, but Room for Hope, Says Writer (Adnkronos International)
Analysts see Musharraf as increasingly losing support, even from his important military constituency, meanwhile the Bush administration continues the same failed policies of supporting the military without giving aid for civil society growth:
- Supporters at Home and Abroad Backing Away From Musharraf (Washington Post)
- U.S. to Step Up Training of Pakistanis (Washington Post)
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