After the expiration of the Protect America Act, White House supporters and intelligence officials continue the politics of fear to argue for more unchecked power, but MSNBC commentator Keith Olbermann questions why Bush would veto an a bill he finds necessary to stopping terrorism:
- Risks From Lapsed Wiretap Law Are Disputed (Christian Science Monitor)
- Keith Olbermann Special Comment (Youtube)
Washington Post op-ed slams the Bush administration for using the national security canard to prevent exculpating evidence from being used in detainees’ review tribunals:
- Justice at Guantanamo (Washington Post)
Court order muzzles “wikileaks†website, allowing whistleblowers to anonymously expose dishonest and dysfunctional government and corporate practices:
- Whistle-Blower Site Taken Offline (BBC News)
Iran’s ideological vetting council makes a partial reversal of an earlier decision to ban over 800 reformist candidates from running in next month’s parliamentary elections, reinstating 251 people:
- Iran Allows Reformist Candidates (BBC News)
Feisal Abdul Rauf defends the Archbishop of Canterbury’s recent speech to incorporate certain aspects of Islamic law into the British legal system:
- The Archbishop of Canterbury Was Right (Washington Post)
Despite threats of violence and polling mismanagement turning some voters away, unofficial results project opposition parties winning handily and Musharraf supporters crushed:
- Pakistanis Deal Severe Defeat to Musharraf in Election (New York Times)
- Many Women Stay Away From the Polls in an Uneasy Pakistani City (New York Times)
Taliban fanatics increasingly target civilians to destabilize the weak Kabul government and international reconstruction efforts:
- 140 Afghans Killed in 2 Days of Bombings (Associated Press/Washington Post)
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