News and Analysis (9/25/08)

Ashcroft, Rice, and Rumsfeld implicated in approval of torture techniques for al-Qaeda prisoners:

• Top Officials Knew in 2002 of Harsh Interrogations (Washington Post)

War prisoner allegedly denied due process:

• Guantanamo Prosecutor Quits Amid Controversy (LA Times)

Corruption and violence threaten to undermine government’s rule:

• As Crime Increases in Kabul, So Does Nostalgia for Taliban (Washington Post)

Pakistan seeks containment while US seeks Afghan stability:

• U.S. and Pakistan: Different Wars on Terror (Christian Science Monitor)

Whoever controls influence in Najaf could “dominate upcoming local elections and set the tone for Iraq’s nascent democracy”:

• Religion, Politics Make Najaf Focus of Iraqi Power (Reuters)

Conditions worsen as EU, Russia, US, and UN fail “to make significant progress towards peace”:

• Quartet ‘failing’ in Middle East (Al Jazeera)

Imran

Minaret of Freedom Institute Program Assistant