News and Analysis Updates (9/29/06)

“We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home”–Edward R. Murrow:

• Many Rights in U.S. Legal System Absent in New Bill (Washington Post)

“It is not the signal that I would have expected the U.S. government and Congress would make in order to try to comply with our recommendations”–UN special rapporteur on torture:

• UN Investigator Fears Abuse with New U.S. Law (Reuters)

“Yasser Arafat and the PLO recognized the State of Israel in the Oslo agreement and what did they gain from that? Only suffering and misfortune”–Danny Rubintein:

• Why Hamas Resists Recognizing Israel (Time/ CNN)

Pakistan accused of torturing prisoners and then selling them to the U.S. government:

• Amnesty Slams Abuse of Terror Suspects in Pakistan (AFP)

What happens when relgious identity becomes more important that religious faith:

• At Checkpoints in Baghdad, Disguise Is a Lifesaving Ritual (Washington Post)

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