Libya’s heir-apparant seeks decentralization and growth civil society as part of plan for political reform tht suggests democracy a a market economy, but he dare not cross some “red lines” as long as his father remains “The Leader:”
- Gaddafi Son Seeks Reforms (The Age)
Big Brother seeks to probe charity groups working abroad, while shrouding its findings in secrecy and focusing on organizations working the West Bank and Gaza:
- Foreign Aid Groups Face Terror Screens (Washington Post)
Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell claims “100 or less” Americans are being targeted for secret court-approved wiretaps, but how many Americans of so-called “foreign intelligence value” are being monitor without a court-approved warrant?
- McConnell: Fewer Than 100 Secret U.S. Wiretaps (Washington Post)
In latest legal blow to Musharraf, Pakistan’s Supreme Court rules that exiled former PM Nawaz Sharif may return to Pakistan:
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Exiled Pakistani PM ‘To Go Home’ (BBC News)
Detained Al-Jazeera reporter Sami Al-Hajj’s mental and physical health is deteriorating due to a hunger strike protesting his incarceration at Guantanamo:
- Al-Jazeera Cameraman in Worse Condition at Gitmo, Lawyer Says (International Herald Tribune)
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