After yesterday’s blitzkrieg on liberty and the rule of law, Congress and civil society begin a counteroffensive as the House rejects an extension of the domestic spying program, leading some to believe the temporary law may lapse…
- House Rejects Extension of Surveillance Act (Washington Post)
- Eavesdropping Law Is Likely to Lapse (New York Times)
… meanwhile the Senate passes a ban on waterboarding and other torture techniques as stipulated in the US Army field manual…
- Senate Passes Ban On Waterboarding, Other Techniques (Washington Post)
…and civilian defense lawyers slam the Gitmo military commissions as “tainted by tortureâ€:
- Rules for Lawyers Of Detainees Are Called Onerous (Washington Post)
Taliban recklessness and democratic alternatives, not “US aid nor military muscle†are rolling back support for the Pakistan Taliban supporters:
- Pakistan Elections Set To Sideline Islamic Extremists (Deutsch Presse Agentur/Wiredispatch)
The Defense Dept. unrolls plan to crackdown on contract fraud, except in Afghanistan and Iraq:
- Plan to Curb Contract Fraud Doesn’t Apply Overseas (Associated Press/USA Today)
After the assassination of Imad Mughniyah, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah states he is ready for an “open war†with Israel:
- Hezbollah Chief Threatens Israel (BBC News)
In a gross miscarriage of justice, international human rights organizations appeal to Saudi Arabia to prevent the execution of an illiterate woman accused of witchcraft:
- Pleas For Condemned Saudi ‘Witch’ (BBC News)
The Greenwich Library has reversed its decision to cancel talks on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict by Alison Weir, a speaker at last year’s MFI annual dinner:
- Library to Allow Speaker’s Visit (Greenwich Time)
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