Morning Brief, Thursday, September 7
Gitmo and the Bush speech Bush acknowledges the existence of secret CIA prisons and plans to try 14 high-level detainees, who’ve since been moved to Guantanamo Bay, in military tribunals if Congress approves. If anything, it’s a brilliant political move just weeks ahead of the midterms. The tribunals Bush wants are nearly identical to those ...
Gitmo and the Bush speech
Gitmo and the Bush speech
There’s a lot of healthy skepticism over the plan, especially in Europe. Calls for caution and resistance to preelection stampeding abound.
Iraq
The US-led coalition formally hands over control of Iraq’s air force, navy, and an army division to PM Maliki. Violence rocks Baghdad ahead of the much-anticipated ceremony.
And the long-awaited Senate report on how administration officials sold the war to the American people? Most of it won’t be released until after the midterms.
Elsewhere
NATO’s commander: We need more troops for Afghanistan. Blair announces that he’ll go within a year. Israel agrees to lift its blockade of Lebanon today. Another prominent rights activist is detained in China in what some consider a growing crackdown. A Sudanese newspaper editor is beheaded after angering Islamists. And the US cracks down on internet gambling.
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