Graft in Iraq results in charges against 29 civilians and soldiers, more than 75 other investigations, and the suicides of at least two officers. Post investigation into how an elaborate nuclear safeguard system "was utterly debased" on a flight bound for Louisiana. Mime Marcel Marceau dies (see videos)
Backed by memories of Pinochet, Chile's Supreme Court extradites Fujimori to Peru. Rumors, the Internet, and immigrant "assistance" companies give hundreds of Mexicans false hope of Canadian refugee status. In odd move, Mattel apologize to China for toy recall, claiming they overreacted to design flaws. NASA
Ten thousand protest in Jena, La.; campuses country-wide react; interviews and notes from the streets; Bowie throws in. Bangladesh overwhelmed by a new Muhammed joke controversy. In case Snow didn't do it for you, notes on understanding the massive flap in Turkey over head scarves. Notes from
Norman Hsu, fugitive fraudster and Democratic fundraiser, to be charged in Manhattan today. Nation currently down one Secretary of Agriculture--do you have any farm cred? Turkish hacker defaces electronic Vietnam Wall, urges us to remember Gallipoli. Exactly what Baghdad needs: cholera. After thousands of years of practice, clitoridectomies face
PM Maliki alleges there has been a history of Blackwater guards killing Iraqi citizens. U.S. forces in Iraq say violence has dropped to its lowest since last year's mosque attack, civilian deaths are down from 32 a day to 12. Thousands are expected to arrive today in
Israel declares Gaza a hostile territory in run-up to Sec. Rice's visit--good feelings all around. Witness intimidation--e.g., scalding with hot oil and murder--continues to make NJ gang prosecution difficult. Pol Pot's second-in-command arrested this morning, already charged by U.
Typhoon slams southern China; two million people were ordered evacuated off the coast in anticipation. Pundits slander millions of teenagers for ever-coarsening, but it's their middle-aged fathers who are suffering ballooning crises. What "game changers" mean to the White House: tactical surprises to change
Iraq vows to prosecute Blackwater employees, though it's unclear whether they have the right to do so. White House to veto extension of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, getting the government out of the insurance business. Musharraf promises to step down as Pakistan's commander-in-chief if
Bush picks Michael Mukasey to replace Gonzales, and he appears to be a shoo-in--for now. Except: He promoted the truly awful idea of a separate national security court that would try suspected terrorists. Except except: He suggested staffing those courts with "independent, life-tenured judges." Marc
Blackwater loses license to operate in Iraq after they're blamed for shooting deaths of 11 civilians. Man behind Litvinenko's polonium poisoning angles for a seat in the Russian Parliament--as well as immunity from prosecution. International donors to pay for new concrete shell around Chernobyl plant.
