Former CIA operative Phil Giraldi investigates how along with American big brother, Tel Aviv’s massive penetration of security agencies also has them listening on people’s conservations:
- The Spy Who Loves Us (The American Conservative)
In additional to the usual controversy over torture and coerced confessions, criticism of the Gitmo military tribunal process picks up further steam after new revelations find military interrogators allegedly destroyed potentially exonerating evidence:
- Guantanamo Criticism Intensifies (Los Angeles Times)
Hardliners within some Taliban units seek to scuttle peace talks and continue attacks against Pakistani forces…
- Doubts Cloud Pakistan Taliban Truce (Al-Jazeera International)
…meanwhile US incompetence helps do the Taliban’s dirty work for it, killing 11 Pakistani soldiers and 9 Afghan civilians in two separate incidents:
- Pakistan Blames U.S. Coalition for Troops’ Deaths (Washington Post)
Members of PM Maliki’s own political party add themselves to growing chorus of parties opposed to an extended troop presence in Iraq:
- Iraq Officials Question Need for U.S. Troop Presence (Los Angeles Times)
Human Rights groups call for the government to rescind its recent decree banning the Ahmadiyah, viewing it as state-sanctioned violence against the heterodox minority group:
- Ahmadiyah Decree Seen as Legalizing Violence (The Jakarta Post)
Libya seeks to expand its private sector by signing a memorandum of understanding with the African Development Bank:
- AfDB and Libyan Investment Agency Sign MOU on Joint Financing (AllAfrica.com/African Development Bank)
Fierce debates rage in London over whether police forces should have the power to detain accused terrorists for up to 42-days without charges:
- Brown Under Fire Over 42-Day Plan (BBC News)
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