JURIST Special Guest Columnist Beenish Gaya, sister to one of the accused in the Canadian terrorism trial of members of the "Toronto 18" who supposedly planned to storm the Canadian parliament and take hostages, says that unbalanced and sensational media...
Search Results for: 2008-12-18
Pakistan: new PM's order to release ousted judges is denunciation of Musharraf
Baseer Naveed : "The election of Mr. Mohammad Yousaf Raza Gillani as prime minister of Pakistan is itself a threat of the old regime of President General (retired) Musharraf and even his very existence. Mr....
Bush administration seeks to exempt Libya from state-sponsored terror lawsuits
The Bush administration has asked Congress to shield Libya from a measure in the newly-passed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 that would allow victims of state-sponsored terrorism to...
Australia MP introduces bill to set independent review of terror laws
An Australian parliamentarian Monday introduced a bill in the Parliament of Australia that would call for the appointment of an independent reviewer to evaluate Australia's counterterrorism laws. Petro Georgiou of the Liberal Party [party...
The resignation of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer Wednesday following disclosure of his involvement with a prostitution ring subject to a federal wiretap has interrupted and potentially compromised a series of...
EPA head says no timeline on Supreme Court 'greenhouse gas' emissions ruling compliance
The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday refused to disclose a timeline for the agency's compliance with last year's Supreme Court ruling that the EPA has the authority under the Clean...
EPA head urged to approve California emissions waiver: documents
Agents with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urged EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson to approve California's request for a waiver that would have allowed it to impose stricter greenhouse gas emissions standards on cars...
Indonesia court holds hearings in second appeal of 2002 Bali bombers
A district court in Indonesia held hearings Monday to consider the second appeal of three men sentenced to death for their roles in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings . Earlier this month, the Supreme Court...
Mukasey claims lapsed surveillance bill hindering intelligence process
US Attorney General Michael Mukasey and US Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell said Friday that some telecommunications companies are circumventing wiretapping orders after the temporary Protect America Act expired last week...
Bush says no compromise possible on telecom immunity in surveillance bill
US President George W. Bush Thursday reiterated his call for Congress to extend the temporary Protect America Act , which expired on Saturday without an agreement in Congress on replacement legislation, and said he can...