The Obama administration has expanded its interrogation authority “beyond the ‘public safety’ exception [to Miranda warnings] established by the Supreme Court to arrogate unto itself the power to question suspects about other matters without reading them their rights”:
Anonymous officials say the suspect has admitted that he and his brother acted alone while his uncle cites the influence of a mysterious “Muslim convert,” but his mom doesn’t believe any of it:
- Boston Bombing Suspect Cites U.S. Wars as Motivation, Officials Say (Washington Post)
- Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Influenced By Mysterious Muslim Radical, Turned Towards Fundamentalism  (Huffington Post)
- Who is ‘Misha,’ the Armenian Muslim who radicalized Tamerlan Tsarnaev? Â (AP / The Week)
- Mother of Accused Boston Bombers Says Tamerlan Tsarnaev Was Not Radicalized by Mysterious Friend (abc News)
- Boston Bombers’ Mom Says Sons Only Guilty of Being Muslim (abc News)
“[W]hen members of the Islamic community there regularly express extremist views, an Imam or other religious leader would call in … another higher-up to try to convince the person of a more moderate point of view. If the person … [persists] his name might be passed along to the police” …
… and in Boston:
“Rudd states he asked Todd why he had demanded to search the woman’s bag, and that Todd told him, ‘because she is Muslim and a suspicious character, now sit down.’” Now really! If she were planning something nefarious, is this the disguise she would pick?
- Muslim Garb Gets Houston Student Singled Out at Festival (Houston Chronicle)
The blowback caused by U.S. drones is explained “at a rare public hearing on the topic held by a Senate Judiciary subcommittee”:
In a move that could further destabalize the region, Hagel offers unprecedented weaponry sales to Israel and greater military cooperation with Egypt, while Israel makes allegations calculated to precipitate such a destabilization:
- Hagel Goes to Israel Bearing Gifts of Radar and Ospreys (Christian Science Monitor)
- Hagel to Meet Egypt’s Leaders, Push Military Ties (AP / abc News)
- Israel Charges Syria with Lethal Chemical Weapons Use (Christian Science Monitor)
- Analysis: Crossing Obama’s “Red Line” on Syria will Require Concrete Proof (Reuters)
“[T]he dispute with the Qataris and the Muslim Brotherhood, … which dominate the National Coalition, pushed Khatib into resigning from a post where he had become a mere figurehead that harmed his national and popular legitimacy in the Syrian street”:
- Syrian Opposition Set Back by Khatib’s Resignation  (As-Safir / Al-Monitor)
“The country’s official news agency said the trip was called off ‘until further notice’, but Mr Mendez said it was ‘effectively a cancellation’. The Gulf kingdom has been wracked by civil unrest for two years. The violence has left at least 50 people dead”:
The fallout from the intervention into Libya hasn’t ended yet:
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