Ranking Congresswoman Jane Harman reveals back in 2003 that she advised the CIA to not destroy the torture tapes, while Constitutional expert John Turley argues on TV the investigation of the torture tapes “could lead to criminal culpability of the Presidentâ€:
- CIA in 2003 Planned Destruction of Tapes (Washington Post)
Civil liberties group Center for Democracy and Technology fights for better oversight of warrantless wiretapping, while tech writer Mike Elgan argues fighting for privacy also means making certain things more public:
- Civil Liberties Group Wants Wiretapping Legislation Changed (IDG News Service/Computerworld)
- Opinion: I want to Live in a Surveillance Society (Computerworld)
Cities are unable to combat rising crime rates largely due to shift in resources from walking regular beats and violence prevention programs to anti-terrorism strategies:
- Key Factor In Murder Trends: Youth, Gang Violence. (Christian Science Monitor)
Political paralysis in Lebanon continues as Hezbollah makes high demands for one-third of all cabinet seats in order to agree to vote in the next presidential candidate:
- Hezbollah Sets Resolution Terms (BBC News)
Media experts say Al-Jazeera now treats Saudi Arabia “with kid gloves†because Qatari state interests overrule journalistic independence:
- Al Jazeera No Longer Nips at Saudis (New York Times)
In the latest of a string of religious freedom issues in Malaysia, maintains a farcical and un-Islamic ban on the word “Allah†in non-Muslim publications:
- Malaysia Maintains Limited ‘Allah’ Ban (Associated Press/Washington Post)
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