Despite the effectiveness and legality of non-coercive interrogation techniques, Bush and CIA director Mike Hayden oppose legislation governing interrogations according to the Army Field Manual:
- Why Congress, Bush Disagree on Waterboarding of Terror Suspects (Christian Science Monitor)
Reports from human rights organizations find US foreign policy is increasingly militarized as more money continues flows into foreign military aid programs:
- Foreign Policy Increasingly Flows Through Pentagon (Antiwar.com)
Neo-con Rupert Murdoch beats back defamation lawsuit, for now, against one of his newspapers after running an article implying a former Gitmo detainee lied about being tortured:
- Guantanamo Detainee Loses Court Case (Associated Press/Washington Post)
After months of relative quiet in one of Baghdad’s most tightly guarded areas, two bombs rock the Karada neighborhood, killing at least 54…
- Bombs Kill 54 and Wound 123 in Baghdad (New York Times)
…meanwhile a recent survey of Iraqi women show violence against them is increasing and their optimism for their country’s future is dwindling:
- ‘National Crisis’ for Iraqi Women (BBC News)
Saudi rap group Dark2Men use their lyrical skills in “praise of Islam and their mothers, and against the war in Iraq and terrorismâ€:
- ‘An Earthquake That Shifted the World Around Us’ (Washington Post)
In a further political blow to Musharraf, eleven independent parliamentarians join opposition parties:
- Musharraf Opponents Get MPs Boost (BBC News)
