At a time when “the CIA was secretly holding about a dozen prisoners,” the U.S. pressed to limit “a far-reaching ban on arrests, detentions and abductions of people without disclosing their fate or whereabouts or ensuring ‘the protection of the law”:
- U.S. Tried to Soften Treaty on Detainees (Washington Post)
Similar to allowing a thief to keep his bank robbery loot …
- Settlement Permits Placate Israeli Hawks (LA Times)
… meanwhile, as an Israeli policeman is sentenced to 15 months for the murder of a Arab citizen, a Palestinian is jailed under authoritarian “national security laws”:
- Israel’s Laws of Persecution (Guardian)
Describing Afghanistan as a “war of necessity”, Obama must weigh the prospects of success with the reality of the situation:
- For Obama, A Pivotal Moment in Afghanistan (Washington Post)
After “clear and convincing evidence of fraud”:
Illustrating the poor quality of protections on liberty and free speech:
- Secret Pardon Frees Afghan Journalism Student (AP / Washington Post)
Signs of turmoil for Lebanon’s “March 14” coalition:
- Lebanon PM’s Cabinet Plan Rejected (Al Jazeera)
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