Pakistan is now the central front in America’s war on terror
By Warren P. Strobel and Jonathan S. Landay
Deep State Coup Averted in Turkey
By Christopher Deliso
Guantánamo Trials: Where Are The Terrorists?
By Andy Worthington (The Other Scott Horton’s able defense of Worthington from the disgraceful mendacity of the New York Times editors here.)
Gates Says Anger Over Iraq Hurts Afghan Effort (cough)
By Thom Shanker
6 Guantánamo Detainees Are Said to Face “Trial” Over 9/11
By William Glaberson
Muslim Backing Of Al-Qaeda Wanes
Walter Pincus
Israel Reduces Gaza’s Electricity as Rocket Attacks Continue
By Isabel Kirshner
Putin, in Speech, Accuses U.S. of Setting Off ‘New Arms Race’
By Peter Finn
Hayden Admits: Contractors Lead ‘Enhanced Interrogations’ at CIA Black Sites
By Noah Shachtman
Reid Files 15-Day Extension of Surveillance Law
CQ
From yesterday:
Justice Dept. ‘Cannot’ Probe Waterboarding, Mukasey Says
By Dan Eggen
Shift in Tactics Aims to Revive Struggling Insurgency
By Amit R. Paley