More Bush administration legal memos depict “Big Brother” running amok around the Fourth Amendment and creating “a culture of abuseâ€â€¦
- Post-9/11 Memo Indicates View Around Constitution (Associated Press/Washington Post)
- Memo Sheds New Light on Torture Issue (New York Times)
…using shadowy “fusion centers†to suck up and store troves of personal data…
- Centers Tap Into Personal Databases (Washington Post)
…and allowing the military, through the FBI’s abused National Security Letters powers, to illegally spy on Americans:
- ACLU: Military Skirting Law To Spy (Associated Press/Wiredispatch)
Attempting to allay ethnic and religious minorities’ fears, lawmaker from the Malaysian Islamic Party visits non-Muslim houses of worship…
- Muslim Official Visits Church, Temples (Associated Press/Washington Post)
…but such overtures could be undermined by extremists seeking to extend legal punishments against intra-Muslim flirting to Muslims and non-Muslim flirting:
- Proposal to Punish Non-Muslims for Khalwat (The Malaysia Star)
The Egyptian state continues its political persecution of the Muslim Brotherhood, arresting another 147 activists after a recent demonstration:
- 147 Brotherhood Activists Detained (Associated Press/New York Times)
“…I think the headscarf is not the issue here. It’s whether Turkey should develop into a normal democracy, from one dominated by a state elite that manages everything as they see fit.”—Suat Kiniklioglu, AKP parliamentarian
- Turks Fear Political Turmoil (BBC News)
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