As Congress finds its sea legs and begins to take action against national security letter abuses…
- Senate Looks Into Improper FBI Spying (Associated Press)
…the media now reveals Big Brother’s abuse of the secret FISA court system in providing inaccurate information for the search warrants…
- FBI Provided Inaccurate Data for Surveillance Warrants (Washington Post)
…and his interference in the economic liberty of ordinary American citizens:
- Ordinary Customers Flagged as Terrorists (Washington Post)
Middle East expert Juan Cole gives a news round up of important events dealing with Iraq, including his analysis of why the Iraqi government’s current amnesty plan toward former Baathists will fail:
- Green Zone Takes Rocket Fire, New Offer of Jobs to Baathists (Informed Comment)
Mohsin Hamid argues that withdrawing support for General Musharraf is in both Pakistan and America’s interests:
- Pakistan’s Silent Majority Is Not to Be Feared (New York Times)
Muslims in Thailand’s south complain that they have not seen the government’s “soft” policy against sectarian violence in evidence, nor has the violence on either side abated:
- Violence Tests Soft Strategy in Thailand’s Muslim South (Christian Science Monitor)
Egypt sinks further into the quicksand of authoritarianism as national referendum – marred by allegations of ballot stuffing and voter intimidation – in favor constitutional ‘reforms’ passes:
- Apathy Marks Constitutional Vote in Egypt (Washington Post)
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