NY Times editorial slams Bush administration for abusing executive privilege to stonewall investigations into the NSA spy program and firing of attorneys:
In spite of analogies used by White House hawks, Bush’s foreign policy is closer to Neville Chamberlain than Winston Churchill:
- Why Winston Wouldn’t Stand For W (Washington Post)
Newsweek editor Michael Hirsh finds that Iran is more willing to negotiate with Washington on several important regional issues, but that more diplomatic engagement is necessary:
- Iran Has a Message. Are We Listening? (Washington Post)
With father’s health in question due to lung cancer, Amar Hakim is poised to take the rein of leadership in Iraq’s largest Shi’a party:
- Son of Ailing Shiite Leader Steps Forward (Washington Post)
More of the same bloody and ham-fisted tactics in Afghanistan as latest military engagement with the Taliban leaves at least 45 civilians dead:
- Karzai Orders Bomb Deaths Probe (BBC News)
Police in hot pursuit of suspects allegedly behind four botched terrorist attacks in UK:
- Police Confident in Bombers Hunt (BBC News)
