Bush knocks down bill on intelligence interrogations, confirming his opposition to limiting executive power by rule of law:
- Bush’s Veto of Bill on C.I.A. Tactics Affirms His Legacy (New York Times)
Poll of Iranians finds overwhelming dissatisfaction with the authoritarian tendencies of their political system, but very high support for normalized trade and diplomatic relations with the US…
- Survey Says Iranians Favor Free Election Of Their Top Leader (Washington Post)
…meanwhile elite reformist, conservative and hardline clerics debate over the direction of the Revolution:
- Iran Debate: Who Owns The Revolution? (Washington Post)
Ignorant of their religion, radicals receive religious education and other forms of rehabilitation from the government, but its effectiveness in the long-term and on hardcore terrorists is uncertain…
- Saudis Offer Pioneering Therapy For Ex-Jihadists (The Guardian)
…meanwhile the Saudi state throws two reformers behind bars for defending women’s demonstrations that detained relatives be tried or released:
- Two Reformists Sent To Jail In Saudi Arabia (AFP/The Peninsula)
CENTCOM head Jim Fallon is in hot water and may soon be out of a job for publicly ruling out a war with Iran for the third time:
- Fallon’s ‘No Iran War’ Line Angered White House (Antiwar.com)
The outgoing GAO head’s desire to empower the agency to conduct oversight on intelligence management practices and financing faces stiff resistance:
- GAO Seeks Review of Spy Agencies (Washington Post)
Pakistan opposition parties finally form a coalition and seek to reinstate sacked judges immediately:
- Pakistani Parties To Share Power (BBC News)
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