After flouting international and US domestic law for almost six years, political winds have finally shifted against the Bush administration and the CIA as the Senate widens its investigations of the destroyed videotapes…
- C.I.A. Agents Sense Shifting Support for Methods (New York Times)
- Former CIA Chiefs to be Asked About Torture Tapes (Reuters)
…however, answering whether or not waterboarding is torture will determine how far investigations will go:
- Is Waterboarding Torture? Key Question in Furor Over CIA Tapes (Christian Science Monitor)
- Mukasey Eyes ‘Waterboarding’ as Torture (Washington Times)
Latest poll conducted in Pakistan by the International Republican Institute finds at least two-thirds of Pakistanis want Musharraf see him unfit as President and want him to quit:
- Most Want Musharraf to Quit, Poll Shows (New York Times)
In a major political overture to Tehran and religious signal to Shi’a, Saudi Arabia invites Iranian President Ahmedinejad to hajj:
- Ahmadinejad Invited to Hajj in Saudi: Iran Ambassador (AFP/Middle East Times)
