Bush official testifies that Bush's torture tactics were a "collective failure." Op: A few culled Congress members shouldn't be our only check on potential C.I.A. misconduct. Jennifer Boylan on her longstanding, legal same-sex Maine marriage--seeing how previously she was a
Forcing out the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan indicates a move to an innovative, unconventional approach. Obama's new hire, an ex-special ops lead man, has a troubling past of supposedly aiding and abetting torture and prisoner abuse. U.S.-Iranian journalist released after charges of spying
Sri Lankan artillery assault over the weekend killed hundreds of civilians, called "a bloodbath." Journalist Saberi's release shows Iran's desire to work with the U.S., though Iran-hands caution against sunny thinking. Zimbabwe jails more journalists. German upscale car-less suburb prospers; imitator
Sudan appoints wanted war criminal to govern potential north-south flashpoint. National honor won't be restored until we give up scapegoating rank-and-file soldiers for their commanders' crimes at Abu Ghraib. Vaclav Havel: The U.N.'s Human Rights Council is a shameful farce. Army
Obama's swift maneuver on stem-cell funding will embolden conservatives, provide an economic windfall for states that take the money. Think of H as hair and N as nose, two features for learning and remembering the identity of a virus. Influenza, explained. There's still nothing set
Obama to withdraw funding for NYC nuclear detection efforts that never functioned properly--or knew what to do if a bomb was actually found. U.S. officials say Afghan civilians died in airstrikes, disavow Taliban grenade stories. Studies show governments who abuse human rights experience more domestic and transnational terrorism.
Summary of the state of America's problems in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Dark Saturday morning read: My life with depression. Account of British parliament's brutal destruction of Gordon Brown. Upside to nominating a lesbian to the Supreme Court: Conservatives might reveal anti-gay bias beneath same-sex
Officials find evidence that Afghan civilian deaths attributed to U.S. airstrikes may be subterfuge caused by Taliban grenades. Swine flu still poses a danger, especially if, like the Spanish flu of 1918, this is the mild peak before the lethal comeback. If a more dangerous swine flu lurks ahead,
Women's groups in Kenya stage seven-day sex strike to end government deadlock. Jailed journalist Roxana Saberi ends hunger strike. U.S. lawyers reveal they've got two hours of highlights showing Sheikh Issa's tastes in torture. Instapaper for the commute: Everything you need to
The first American dies from swine flu--the 33-year-old Texas woman had an unnamed pre-existing medical condition. For the Pashtun nation and Taliban militants, the Pakistan-Afghanistan border doesn't exist--blame the British for drawing an arbitrary line. Scientists ponder a "Churchill gene"
