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November 30, 2006, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, National Security Interests Stop Release of Detainee Photos
November 30, 2006, New York Times/Editorial, A Crack in the Stone Wall
November 30, 2006, Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, Controls on Bank-Data Spying Impress Civil Liberties Board
November 30, 2006, Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, U.S. Will Pay $2 Million to Lawyer Wrongly Jailed
November 29, 2006, Wilson P. Dizzard III, Government Computer News, DHS floats proposal for 'Global Envelope' of terrorist info sharing
November 29, 2006, Wilson P. Dizzard III, Washington Technology, Biometrics conference focuses on privacy issues, limits press coverage
November 29, 2006, Democracy Now!, Six Muslim Leaders Removed in Handcuffs From US Airways Plane After Praying in Airport
November 29, 2006, Constant Brand, Associated Press, EU Report Says Secret Prisons Were Known
November 29, 2006, Associated Press, Federal appeals court hears case of detained German
November 29, 2006, Catherine Komp, NewStandard, Rendition Survivor Appeals Case Against CIA Officials
November 29, 2006, Armen Keteyian and Phil Hirschkorn, CBS News, Muslim Says He Was Abducted By U.S.
November 29, 2006, Adam Liptak, New York Times, Judge Rules 2001 Listing of Terrorists Violated Law
November 28, 2006, Brian Knowlton, International Herald Tribune, Report assails collusion in Europe with CIA
November 28, 2006, John Solomon, Associated Press, Oversight board briefed on NSA spy program
November 28, 2006, Dan Eggen, Washington Post, Justice Dept. to Examine Its Use of NSA Wiretaps
November 28, 2006, Jason Leopold, truthout, DoJ Probes NSA Spying, Democrats Suspicious
November 27, 2006, Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker, Killing Habeas Corpus
November 27, 2006, Nat Hentoff, Village Voice, What the Democrats Must Do
November 27, 2006, Associated Press, Raided Muslim Charity Sues Bank
November 27, 2006, Charles Babington, Washington Post, New Congress Unlikely to Rush Toughest Issues
November 26, 2006, Stephen Osborn, OpEdNews, Contract With America: The Bill of Rights
November 26, 2006, The Oregonian Editorial, Fear of Flying with Muslims Isn't Right; Freedoms Are for All
November 26, 2006, Christopher Urban, Connecticut Post, Dodd Favoring Prison Reform
November 26, 2006, Edmund L. Andrews, New York Times, Administration Urges Supreme Court to Stay Out of New York Times Case
November 25, 2006, Aziz Huq, Huffington Post, A Symbol of "Extraordinary Rendition" Returns to the U.S.
November 25, 2006, Reuters, Rumsfeld okayed abuses says former U.S. general
November 25, 2006, Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, Despite a Year of Ire and Angst, Little Has Changed on Wiretaps
November 25, 2006, Adam Liptak, New York Times, Times Seeks to Ban Government's Review of Its Phone Records
November 25, 2006, Gene Racz, Home News Tribune (NJ), Long arm of Germany's war-crimes probe reaches for Rumsfeld
November 25, 2006, Clint Riley, The Wall Street Journal (subscription), Suspicious Minds: Financial Services Industry Files More Reports of Questionable Transactions
November 24, 2006, David Johnston, New York Times, Senate Democrats Revive Demand for Classified Data
November 24, 2006, Catherine Rampell, USA Today, Whistle-blowers tell of cost of conscience
November 22, 2006, Lisa Myers, NBC News, Democrats Want to See Pentagon's Citizen-Monitoring Database
November 22, 2006, Jeff Stein, Congressional Quarterly, A Senate Mystery Keeps Torture Alive - and Its Practitioners Free
November 22, 2006, Martiga Lohn, Associated Press, Muslim clerics urge US Airways boycott
November 22, 2006, Joanne Mariner, FindLaw, Four Good Reasons Why Guantanamo Should Be Closed
November 22, 2006, Libby Sander, New York Times, 6 Imams Removed From Flight for Behavior Deemed Suspicious
November 22, 2006, Dan Eggen, Washington Post, Reno Joins Criticism of Anti-Terror Strategy
November 21, 2006, Eric Lichtblau and Mark Mazzetti, Military Documents Hold Tips on Antiwar Activities
November 21, 2006, Jackie Northam, NPR, Tapes Provide First Glimpse of Secret Gitmo Panels
November 21, 2006, Paras D. Bhayani, Harvard Crimson, Prof. Praises Guantanamo Case
November 21, 2006, Joshua Holland, AlterNet, CACI: Torture in Iraq, Intimidation at Home
November 21, 2006, Reuters, Key Democrats Oppose Renewing Military Draft
November 21, 2006, Mark Walker, North Country Times, Marine Says he asked NCIS for attorney but wasn't given one
November 21, 2006, Washington Post/Editorial, Top-Secret Torture
November 21, 2006, Associated Press, 6 Imams Removed From Twin Cities Flight
November 20, 2006, Matt Apuzzo, Associated Press, Former AG Janet Reno files challenge to terror law
November 20, 2006, Richard A. Serrano, LA Times, 9/11 prisoner abuse suit could be landmark
November 20, 2006, John Heilprin, Associated Press, Lawmaker says he will introduce bill to reinstate military draft
November 20, 2006, ACLU, Pentagon Wrongfully Withholding Images of Detainee Abuse, ACLU Tells Court
November 20, 2006, David McGuire, Center for Democracy and Technology, CDT Identifies Threats to the Internet and Civil Liberties in the Lame Duck Congress
November 20, 2006, Associated Press, No medical transfer for Guantanamo heart patient
November 20, 2006, Talia Schmidt, Oregon Daily Emerald, Human rights activist speaks out against torture
November 20, 2006, Andre Briscoe, Monterey County Herald, Torture protesters camp outside Presidio gate
November 20, 2006, Nat Hentoff, Washington Times/Op-Ed, 'We the people'
November 20, 2006, Liz Halloran, U.S. News & World Report, Bye-Bye to Secret Spy Program?
November 20, 2006, Associated Press, NYC Rights Group Criticizes Saddam Trial
November 19, 2006, Dan Eggen, Washington Post, Padilla Case Raises Questions About Anti-Terror Tactics
November 19, 2006, Katherine Hughes, Fellowship Magazine, Criminalizing Compassion in the War on Terror: Muslim Charities and the Case of Dr. Rafil A. Dhafir
November 19, 2006, Chase Squires, Associated Press, Gonzales Blasts Warrantless Surveillance Critics
November 19, 2006, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press, Leahy demands documents on detainee facilities, interrogation
November 19, 2006, Arab Times, Gitmo attorney asks why US fears own judicial system; Try them, or send X’ers home to Kuwait
November 19, 2006, Washington Post, Guantanamo Detainee Wants to be Relocated for Cardiac Surgery
November 18, 2006, Curt Anderson, Associated Press, Prosecutors identify Al Qaeda informant in Padilla case
November 18, 2006, Axcess News, Lawyers for a Guantanamo Detainee Vent Frustration over Being Denied Access to Their Client
November 19, 2006, Greg Krikorian, Los Angeles Times, Airport security delays no joke for comic; No-fly-list problems followed concert for troops
November 18, 2006, Ray Rivera and Matthew Sweeney, New York Times, Acquaintenance of 2 Hijackers Is Acquitted
November 18, 2006, Associated Press, 3 Detainees at Guantanamo Are Released to Albania
November 18, 2006, Associated Press, Military Plans to Build Compound for Trials
November 18, 2006, Laura Mecoy, Sacramento Bee, UCLA Sets Taser Probe
November 17, 2006, Ben Fox, Associated Press, AP Gets Shocking New Report on Gitmo
November 17, 2006, Associated Press, Professor Accused of Terror Link Found in Contempt
November 17, 2006, Caryle Murphy, Newsweek, Muslims Must Respond to "Legitimate" Fears
November 17, 2006, Shaun Waterman, United Press International, Muslim detained by CIA granted U.S. visa
November 17, 2006, Stephen Graham, Associated Press, War crimes probe sought for Rumsfeld
November 17, 2006, Australian Associated Press, Hicks will get day in court, Bush says
November 17, 2006, ABC News, PM raises Hicks case with Bush
November 16, 2006, Katerina Ossenova, Jurist, Specter introduces new domestic surveillance bill
November 16, 2006, Gabriel Haboubi, Jurist, Guantanamo military commissions chief resigns
November 16, 2006, Roxana Tiron, The Hill, Senate Democrats Plan Overhaul of Military Tribunals Bill
November 16, 2006, Agence France Presse, Former Prisoner Tells of Torture at Guantanamo
November 16, 2006, Peter Baker, Washington Post, Bush Renominates Judicial Picks
November 16, 2006, Patrick Mulvaney, The Nation, Dismay Grows Over US Torture School
November 16, 2006, Carolyn Lochhead, Chronicle Washington Bureau, General asks skeptical Senate for more time
November 16, 2006, Infoshop News, New York: Students Detained at Pace for Freedom of Press
November 16, 2006, Holly Manges Jones, The Jurist, US denies Padilla torture allegations
November 16, 2006, CNN, Marine to serve 18 months in Hamdaniya case
November 16, 2006, Anne Broache, CNet news, Republicans propose last-minute spy bill
November 16, Adam Liptak, New York Times, Texas Court Ruling Rebuffs Bush and World Court
November 15, 2006, David Johnston, New York Times, CIA acknowledges Bush signed secret directive on interrogating terror suspect
November 15, 2006, Associated Press, Lawyers try to stop planned medical procedure on Guantanamo detainee's heart
November 15, 2006, New York Times/Editorial, Spin and Consequences
November 15, 2006, Dan Eggen, Washington Post, Justice Department's Brief On Detention Policy Draws Ire
November 14, 2006, Annick Cojean, Le Monde, Lawyer in the Hell of Guantanamo
November 14, 2006, Associated Press, ACLU Seeks Again to Block Wiretaps
November 14, 2006, Kahleej Times, Former prisoner tells of torture at Guantanamo
November 14, 2006, Matt Apuzzo, Washington Post, US: Immigrants May Be Held Indefinitely
November 14, 2006, Spiegel Online, Rumsfeld Under Fire: War Crimes Suit Filed against Former Defense Secretary
November 14, 2006, Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, Detainee lawyers set sights on Rumsfeld
November 13, 2006, Matt Apuzzo, Associated Press, Administration: Detainees have no rights
November 13, 2006, Chip Pitts, We The People?
November 13, 2006, James Friedman, Jurist, Secrecy, Interrogation and the Rule of Law
November 13, 2006, Joseph Galloway, McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, It's time for somebody to begin some digging
November 13, 2006, Australian Associated Press, Govt will ask for Hicks' return: Ruddock
November 13, 2006, Cathy Young, Boston Globe, Playing the politics of fear
November 13, 2006, Reuters, Ex-Guantanamo inmates to appeal Morocco sentence: lawyer
November 13, 2006, Cynthia Stone Creem, Boston Globe, Safety vs. privacy on the T
November 12, 2006, Nat Parry, Consortium News, Bush's Belated Accountability Moment
November 12, 2006, Albany (NY) Times-Union Editorial, Democrats' Job No. 1: Protect Civil Liberties
November 12, 2006, Edwin Naidu, The Sunday Independent, Guantanamo Experience Depicted in Film The Road to Guantanamo
November 11, 2006, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press, Warrantless Wiretaps Unlikely to Be OK'd
November 11, 2006, Farah Stockman, Boston Globe, Democrats may use probes to force policy shifts
November 10, 2006, Lawrence Hurley, Daily Journal, Democrats Will Revisit Military Habeas Debate
November 10, 2006, Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, With Power Set to Be Split, Wiretaps Re-emerge as Issue
November 10, 2006, Carlos Roig and Christopher Kriva, Washington Post, Social Security Data a Major Source in Terrorism Probes
November 10, 2006, Associated Press, Lawyers fear Guantanamo ban
November 10, 2006, Michelle Chen, NewStandard, Rights Groups Monitor Shake-up in Pentagon Leadership
November 10, 2006, Tim Dick and Phillip Coorey, Sydney Morning Herald, Fair trials accord adds to pressure over Hicks
November 9, 2006, Carol Rosenberg, Mercury News, Rumsfeld's resignation may signal a referendum on Guantanamo
November 9, 2006, Mary Clare Jalonick, Washington Post, Montana's Tester Squeaks by GOP Rival
November 9, 2006, Andrew Noyes, GOVEXEC.COM, Democratic victory may kill surveillance
November 9, 2006, Jennifer Loven, The Times and Democrat, Bush, Nancy Pelosi Try to Reconcile
November 8, 2006, Editorial/New York Times, Rumsfeld's Departure
November 8, 2006, Frida Berrigan, In These Times, Lawyers Fight for Habeas Rights
November 8, 2006, Chip Pitts, National Interest, The Election on Empire
November 8, 2006, Joanne Mariner, The CIA, The MCA, and Detainee Abuse
November 8, 2006, Carol Rosenberg, Miami Herald, CIA seeks more secrecy for key terrorism cases
November 8, 2006, Reuters, Court Grants Appeal in AT&T Spying Case
November 8, 2006, Walter Pincus, Washington Post, Army Revamps How Information Is Deemed Classified
November 8, 2006, Amy Goldstein and Alan Cooperman, Washington Post, Courts Weigh In After Voting Difficulties Emerge at the Polls
November 8, 2006, Associated Press, Bono Calls for Return of Terror Suspect
November 7, 2006, Associated Press, Prosecutors Renew Extradition Request
November 7, 2006, Democracy Now!, Soldier Killed Herself After Objecting to Interrogation Techniques Being Used on Iraqi Prisoners
November 7, 2006, Neil A. Lewis, New York Times, New battle shapes up over terror detainees
November 7, 2006, Lucas Power, Pine Magazine, Defense Authorization Act Flies Under Radar
November 7, 2006, Samuel A. Abady and Harvey Silverglate, Boston Globe, 'Libel tourism' and the war on terror
November 7, 2006, Ted Koppel, Sacramento Bee, The long cost-free war
November 6, 2006, Keith Olbermann, MSNBC Countdown, Where Are the Checks, Balances?
November 6, 2006, Paul Krugman, New York Times, Limiting the Damage
November 6, 2006, Lara Jakes Jordon, Associated Press, Report faults FBI in terror probes
November 6, 2006, Greg Gordon, McClatchy-Tribune, FBI looking for opportunities to go undercover in Congress
November 6, 2006, Geoff Elliott, The Australian, Rumsfeld has to go, urges military press
November 6, 2006, Daily Times, ‘US military had different strategy ahead of Iraq war’
November 6, 2006, J. Peter Pham, The Family Security Foundation, Inc., It’s National Security, Stupid
November 6, 2006, Brad King, Technology Review, Government's Use of Tech Surveillance Walks Fine Line
November 6, 2006, The Daily Texan/Opinion, Representing
the Constitution
November 6, 2006, Tennessean.com/Opinion, No
easy road to tribunals
November 5, 2006, Nick Turse, Global Research, American Prison Planet: The Bush Administration as Global Jailor
November 5, 2006, Jeannie Shawl, Jurist, Saddam sentenced to death in Dujail crimes against humanity case
November 5, 2006, Leslie Schulman, Jurist, Saddam verdict elicits mixed reactions
November 5, 2006, Scott Shane, New York Times, Detainees’ Access to Lawyers Is Security Risk, C.I.A. Says
November 4, 2006, Andy Coates, Monthly Review, Defending Muslims in Albany, NY
November 4, 2006, Aaron Sussman, Dissident Voice, The Truth about the Military Commissions Act
November 4, 2006, Carol D. Leonnig and Eric Rich, Washington Post, U.S. Seeks Silence on CIA Prisons
November 4, 2006, William J. Broad, New York Times, U.S. Analysts Had Flagged Atomic Data on Web Site
November 3, 2006, Torture victims found to have permanent mental trauma
November 3, 2006, Julian Glover, Guardian UK, British Believe Bush Is More Dangerous Than Kim Jong-il
November 3, 2006, Carol Rosenberg, McClatchy Newspapers, Suspected al-Qaida leaders still await interrogation at Guantanamo
November 3, 2006, CCR Press Release, Center for Constitutional Rights Argues to Court That Military Commissions Act is Unconstitutional
November 3, 2006, Hope Yen, Associated Press, Terror trials mired in torture issues
November 3, 2006, Editorial/Los Angeles Times, Punting habeas
November 3, 2006, Ellen Nakashima and Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, U.S. Plans to Screen All Who Enter, Leave Country
November 3, 2006, Amy Goldstein, Washington Post, Democrats Predict Voter ID Problems
November 3, 2006, Neil A. Lewis, New York Times, Officials See Qaeda Trials Using New Law in 2007
November 3, 2006, Democracy Now!, One Day After Surrender, AWOL Iraq War Resister Flees Again; Says Military Reneged on Deal to Turn Himself In
November 3, 2006, Mohammed Surve, Daily Californian, New British Measure Will Harm Muslim Civil Liberties
November 2, 2006, Andrew L. Kalloch, Harvard Law Record, Scrap the Detainee Bill: Liberty is a Cornerstone of Security
November 2, 2006, Hope Yen, Associated Press, Questions About Torture May Slow Trials
November 2, 2006, Matt Apuzzo, ABC News, Detainees Challenge Military Trials Law
November 2, 2006, Josh White, Washington Post, Guantanamo More Strict, Detainees Say
November 2, 2006, Wayne Parry, Associated Press, Muslim group tracking bias
November 2, 2006, United Press International, Fake boarding passes stir U.S. security
November 2, 2006, Bob Barr, Opinion:
Former Congressman on Wiretapping:
Barr Discusses 'Spying' Controversy
November 2, 2006, Curt Anderson, Associated Press, Jose Padilla, Alleged American al-Qaida, Claims Torture While Detained
November 2, 2006, Matt Apuzzo, Associated Press, Ex-Judges: Detainee Law Unconstitutional
November 2, 2006, James Vicini, Reuters, Guantanamo prisoners challenge new terrorism law
November 1, 2006, Jennifer Van Bergen, TomPaine.com, Bush's Brave New World of Torture
November 1, 2006, Greg Mitchell, Editor & Publisher, US Soldier Killed Herself After Objecting to Interrogation Techniques
November 1, 2006, Washington Post, Former Congressman on Wiretapping
November 1, 2006, Jonathan Schell, The Nation (November 13 issue), The Torture Election
November 1, 2006, Ann Imse, Rocky Mountain News, Two Kicked out of Bush Event Win Court Order
November 1, 2006, Nat Hentoff, Canton Repository, Pentagon forces out military lawyer for terrorism suspect
November 1, 2006, Associated Press, Australian lawyers and Amnesty want Australian returned from Guantanamo Bay
November 1, 2006, Susan Paynter, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Passed over officer deserves honor
November 1, 2006, Cynthia Banham and Phillip Coorey, Sydney Morning Herald, Army agrees sleep deprivation a torture
November 1, 2006, Thomas Walkom, Toronto Star, CSIS not blameless in Arar matter
November 1, 2006, Floyd J. McKay, Seattle Times, A national referendum on six disastrous years
November 1, 2006, Monica Haynes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 'Hacking' Casts Doubts on Electronic Voting