Bush threatens to veto a wiretap bill denying immunity to telecoms:
- Veto of Wiretap Measure Is Threatened (Washington Post)
Former CIA agent and antiwar.com columnist Phil Giraldi discusses his insider information on VP Cheney’s reassertion over foreign policy and intelligence processes:
- The Return of Dick Cheney (Huffington Post)
FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds claims senior State Dept. official blew CIA investigation of nuclear black market spy ring involving Turks, Israelis and Pakistanis:
- Tip-Off Thwarted Nuclear Spy Ring Probe (The Times)
Former tyrant and US cold war ally Suharto dies, leaving behind a legacy of massive corruption and an estimated one million dead:
- Ex-Indonesian Dictator Suharto Dies (Associated Press/Washington Post)
Although insisting its safeguards are fool proof, Pakistan raises the security level around its nuclear sites out of concern over Taliban militants:
- Pakistan Nuclear Sites On Alert (BBC News)
Tel Aviv’s most recent round of collective punishment against Gazans fails to break Hamas and further sets back peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis:
- Israel’s Experimental Pressure Backfires (New York Times)
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