Citing recent GAO report, New York Times editorial slams Bush administration’s disregard for the rule of law as a “formula for autocracy” and calls on Congress to rein in its executive power abuses:
- Don’t Veto, Don’t Obey (New York Times)
While VP Cheney suggested abolishing oversight unit of National Archives after it objected to VP’s persistent resistance to routine scrutiny…
- Agency is Target in Cheney Fight on Secrecy Data (New York Times)
…the CIA reveals some of its dirty laundry from the 1950s to 1970s, revealing kidnappings, assassination attempts and surveillance of domestic political opposition movements:
- CIA to Air Decades of Its Dirty Laundry (Washington Post)
Greater media and personal freedom allow Saudis to fight back against abuses of state-imposed and strict interpretation of Islam:
- An Unprecedented Uproar Over Saudi Religious Police (Washington Post)
“Some well intended but misguided politicians insist that the balance between law and security must always favor security. But they miss the mark, for there is no balance to be struck. Terror thrives at law’s demise, reveling in its impotence. Law is security; lawlessness invites terror.” – Joseph Margulies, Northwestern University Law Professor
- Where Law Reigns, Terror Withers (Christian Science Monitor)
Grand jury abuse continues:
- Ex-Professor’s Contempt Citation Prolonged (Washington Post)
Review of Tariq Ramadan’s new book on Muhammad (PBUH) is a sincere attempt to apply principles from the Prophet’s life to modern social and political challenges for Western Muslims:
- The Prophet of Moderation: Tariq Ramadan’s Quest to Reclaim Islam (New York Times)
