Minaret of Freedom Weblog

Ruling that Uighur Muslim is not an enemy combatant could force reassessments of other detainees:

• In A First, Court Says Military Erred In A Guantanamo Case (McClatchy)

National security courts in Tunisia and Sudan come under fire for unfair trials:

• Tunisia ‘State Torture’ Condemned (BBC News)
• Lawyers Want To Overturn Sudan Anti-Terror Courts (Reuters)

Terrorists effectively use the Internet to propagandize and address concerns from followers:

• Al-Qaeda’s Growing Online Offensive (Washington Post)

One major party candidate’s campaign adviser, at times registered as a foreign agent, recognizes his political blunder…

• Terror Strike Would Help McCain, Top Adviser Says (Washington Post)

… while Muslims try to parse a “very tightly wrapped message” from the other major party candidate:

• Muslim Voters Detect a Snub From Obama (New York Times)

While the U.S. leans on a dysfunctional government, Pakistani military and intelligence forces increasingly pursue their own policies:

• Leadership Void Seen in Pakistan (New York Times)

North and South agree to send their argument over an oil-rich border region to The Hague for a resolution:

• Sudanese Parties to Submit Abyei Dispute to International Court (Bloomberg)