The House refuses to extend the “legalization” of warrantless wiretapping and holds two Bush aides in contempt of Congress for their alleged role in the US attorney firings…
- House Defies Bush on Wiretaps (Washington Post)
- House Holds Bush Confidants In Contempt (Associated Press/Wiredispatch)
…while Bush continues to use the “national security†canard to veto the anti-waterboarding bill, stymie an investigation into Boeing’s involvement in torture flights and limit judges’ ability to scrutinize evidence against Gitmo detainees:
- Bush Plans to Veto Waterboarding Ban (AFP/Herald Sun)
- CIA Rendition Case Against Boeing Unit Blocked (Telegraph)
- Bush Wants Limits On Access to Evidence (Associated Press/Wiredispatch)
An unembedded British journalist looks at the fragile calm in Baghdad and finds the surge has not produced any long-term “stabilityâ€:
- Is the US Really Bringing Stability to Baghdad? (The Independent)
Unsatisfied with their failed attempt to shut down the Saudi Islamic Academy, neo-cons encroach on the First Amendment as a Congressman puts pressure on a Catholic university in a dangerous extension of their anti-Saudi witch-hunt:
- $20 Million Saudi Gift Is Questioned (Washington Post)
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