NY Times reporter Eric Lichtblau reveals the secret drama with the Bush administration over the paper’s delayed decision to publish his report on the NSA warrantless spy program:
- The Education of a 9/11 Reporter (Slate.com)
Turkey’s Constitutional Court unanimously agrees to hear secular extremists’ legal bid to shut down the ruling AK party:
- Turkish Leaders Face Court Case (BBC News)
Robert Dreyfuss analyzes the reasons for Maliki’s assault on Sadr’s forces, and the costs the Prime Minister’s defeat entails:
- The Lessons of Basra (The Nation)
Red hot film about a Muslim and love tribulation depart from usual popular films about sex and horror in Indonesian cinemas and is an “antithesis†to the Dutch anti-Islam documentary “Fitnaâ€â€¦
- Indonesia Blockbuster Film Shows Gentle Islam Face (Reuters/Washington Post)
…meanwhile Fitna’s filmmaker Geert Wilders agrees to take out the controversial Muhammad (PBUH) cartoon not out of concern for truth or manners, but the threat of a copyright infringement lawsuit:
- Dutch Lawmaker to Edit Anti-Quran Film (Associated Press/Washington Post)
A look at how a low-key contingent of Emirati soldiers is using their religious affinity with Afghans to win hearts and minds against Taliban militants:
- Muslim Troops Help Win Afghan Minds (BBC News)
Donna Garton observes how people’s behavior on Turkish buses provide a model for how an ideal libertarian society operates:
- A Libertarian Paradise – Crowded Turkish Buses? (Turkish Daily News)
Empire costs more than expected as government contracts for expensive high-tech weapons go far past budget and deadlines:
- GAO Blasts Weapons Budget (Washington Post)
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