Gitmo’s parallel legal system comes under attack again after a military judge disqualifies a top Pentagon lawyer from further participation in the process due to pushing prosecutors “to use evidence under coercive interrogationsâ€:
- Judge’s Guantánamo Ruling Bodes Ill for System (New York Times)
Whistleblowers reveal a memo showing Scott Bloch, head of the Office of Special Counsel, inverting the agency’s mission by retaliating against people for political purposes:
- Memo Shows Frustration With Special Counsel (Washington Post)
Tensions in Lebanon remain high as fighting continues in other parts of the country despite Hezbollah withdrawal from West Beirut:
- Clashes in Northern and Eastern Lebanon, Outside Beirut (Associated Press/Washington Post)
- Lebanon Troops Patrol Beirut After Hezbollah Pullout (Reuters/Washington Post)
Sudan ends its relations with Chad after accusing it of training militants involved in a failed attack on Khartoum:
- Sudan Cuts Chad Ties After Attack (Associated Press/New York Times)
Pakistan’s “little Switzerland†sees a reprieve from violence as local Taliban militants sign a truce and agree to enter into peace talks…
- Pakistani Militants Agree Truce (BBC News)
…meanwhile talks among coalition parties on judge restoration remain deadlocked:
- Talks On Judges Go Up In Smoke (The News)
