Former National Security Adviser to President Carter analyzes the devastating impact the concept of the “War on Terror” has had on America and the world:
Before leaving his post as US ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad admits to talking with some insurgents in order to the fight against Al-Qaeda, but the success of these discussions is limited at best in decimated Sunni areas of Baghdad:
- U.S. Talks to Iraq Rebels Over Anti-Qaeda Front (Reuters)
- Sunni Baghdad Becomes Land of Silent Ruins (New York Times)
In the wake of captured British naval personnel and the UN’s recent decision to widen sanctions, tensions crank up further between Iran and the EU and US:
- Face-off With Iran Takes Tougher Turn (Christian Science Monitor)
With less than a week for the public to debate and become informed Egyptians vote on a referendum to decide on “reforms†to the national constitution:
- Egyptians Begin Voting in Referendum (Associated Press)
- Egypt: A Permanent Emergency? (BBC News)
Erosions of liberty continue to take place in Pakistan as police arrest anti-Musharraf protestors:
- Pakistan Police Detain Opposition Members Ahead of Protests (New York Times)
Los Angeles Times editorial argues that abuses of National Security Letters show Congress needs to ‘rein in’ parts of the Patriot Act:
- Revise the Patriot Act (Los Angeles Times)
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