News and Analysis (2/14/08)

After yesterday’s blitzkrieg on liberty and the rule of law, Congress and civil society begin a counteroffensive as the House rejects an extension of the domestic spying program, leading some to believe the temporary law may lapse…

… meanwhile the Senate passes a ban on waterboarding and other torture techniques as stipulated in the US Army field manual…

…and civilian defense lawyers slam the Gitmo military commissions as “tainted by torture”:

Taliban recklessness and democratic alternatives, not “US aid nor military muscle” are rolling back support for the Pakistan Taliban supporters:

The Defense Dept. unrolls plan to crackdown on contract fraud, except in Afghanistan and Iraq:

After the assassination of Imad Mughniyah, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah states he is ready for an “open war” with Israel:

In a gross miscarriage of justice, international human rights organizations appeal to Saudi Arabia to prevent the execution of an illiterate woman accused of witchcraft:

The Greenwich Library has reversed its decision to cancel talks on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict by Alison Weir, a speaker at last year’s MFI annual dinner:

Alejandro

Alejandro Beutel is program assistant for the Minaret of Freedom Institute with expertise in religious freedom, democratization and security issues.


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