Content to keeping his opposition to the occupation private in the past, Ayatollah Sistani, is increasingly voicing his opinion publicly…
- Powerful Iraqi Cleric Flirting With Shiite Militant Message (Associated Press/Wiredispatch)
… while a recent Pentagon financial audit shows the lack of accountability in contractor spending adds more costs to the occupation:
- Iraq Spending Ignored Rules, Pentagon Says (New York Times)
In a miscarriage of justice, a Saudi couple severely abusing their Indonesian maid gets off scot-free:
- Saudi Maid Verdict ‘Outrageous’ (BBC News)
Terrorists continue their crimes against the ummah by executing a Pakistani journalist and threaten to assassinate scholars against killing innocents:
- Gunmen Kill Pakistani Journalist (BBC News)
Rather than enforcing the rule of law in the first place, Indian government dishes out a paltry $80 million to compensate for the deaths of 1,000 Muslims killed in the Gujarat riots:
- Relief for Gujarat Riot Victims (BBC News)
Making small moves away from the White House, some Congressional members say lawsuits against telecom collaboration in illegal government spying can have their day court—the secret, rubberstamp FISA court—that is:
- Republicans Shift, A Little, On Surveillance Rules (Associated Press/Wiredispatch)
Indonesian government expert finds cronyism rather than meritocracy still remains the rule within bureaucracies:
- Seminar: Parties Stall Bureaucratic Reform (The Jakarta Post)
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