Former Guantanamo detainee’s lawyer says extension of secrecy “is really about the [British] government avoiding embarrassment for … collaboration with the US and all that happened, rather than any real national security issues”:
At least 38 are dead with 80 wounded, but Iraqis consider the elections to be widely successful …
- Iraq Election: Purple Fingers, but Hard Work Ahead (Christian Science Monitor)
… However, Iraq’s electoral commission urges patience as it will take up to a month to certify the results:
- Patience Urged in Iraq Vote Count (Al Jazeera)
The first American to be charged with treason since WWII: have Pakistani forces arrested Adam Gadahn of Southern California?
- Pakistanis Arrest Man, but Whom? (LA Times)
“A prohibition of the burqa and the niqab would be as unfortunate as it would have been to criminalize the Danish cartoons… Instead, we should promote multicultural dialogue and respect for human rights”
- Europe Must Not Ban the Burqa (Guardian)
By allowing US companies to begin exporting free personal Internet services and software, the US is effectively exporting tools to expand liberty and freedom in these countries:
Despite a partial construction freeze:
- Israel to Build More Settler Homes (Al Jazeera)
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