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The Australian:
Israel warns: free soldier or PM dies — Middle East correspondent Martin Chulov — ISRAEL last night threatened to assassinate Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh if Hamas militants did not release a captured Israeli soldier unharmed. — The unprecedented warning was delivered …
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Haviv Rettig / Jerusalem Post:
Shalit's kidnappers demand release of 1,000 prisoners — The kidnappers of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit issued a new set of demands in the early hours of Saturday morning, calling on Israel to halt its offensive in Gaza and ordering the release of 1,000 prisoners.
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Washington Post:
GOP Seeks Advantage In Ruling On Trials — National Security Is Likely Rallying Cry, Leaders Indicate — Republicans yesterday looked to wrest a political victory from a legal defeat in the Supreme Court, serving notice to Democrats that they must back President Bush on how to try suspects …
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Pete Yost / Associated Press:
Experts: Ruling weakens Bush spying plan — WASHINGTON - A Supreme Court ruling striking down military commissions seriously weakens the foundation of the Bush administration's domestic surveillance program, critics said Friday. — A congressional resolution President Bush relied …
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Warner Is Uncertain on Legislation for Tribunals — WASHINGTON, June 30 — A leading Senate Republican said Friday that he was not sure that Congress should pass legislation to create new military tribunals for terror suspects, a stance that raised doubts about prospects for a White House plan …
New York Times:
When Do We Publish a Secret? — SINCE Sept. 11, 2001, newspaper editors have faced excruciating choices in covering the government's efforts to protect the country from terrorist agents. Each of us has, on a number of occasions, withheld information because we were convinced that publishing it could put lives at risk.
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Trust us. We really did think deeply about it. — The editors of The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times explain how they decide when to publish a secret: … The two editors — Dean Baquet and Bill Keller — rely heavily on the idea that government officials shouldn't have the final …
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Jerusalem Post:
New UN rights body targets Israel — GENEVA — The new UN Human Rights Council voted Friday to make a review of alleged human rights abuses by Israel a permanent feature of every council session. — The resolution, which was sponsored by Islamic countries, was passed by a vote of 29-12, with five abstentions.
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Ynetnews:
Israel defeated at UN Human Rights Council — With 29 countries in favor, 12 opposed, Arab countries pass decision according to which Council's inspectors will prepare special report on human rights violations committed by Israel in territories, issue will be discussed in all Council meetings
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Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
Munitions Found in Iraq Renew Debate — Panel Is Divided Over Whether Troops Uncovered Weapons of Mass Destruction — Do the 20-year-old Iraqi chemical munitions found by U.S. and coalition forces support the prewar contention that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, and justify the invasion of Iraq?
New York Times:
Two Views of Terror Suspects: Die-Hards or Dupes — MIAMI, June 30 — The seven men who were arrested here last week on terror charges were shown Friday on undercover videotapes solemnly reciting oaths of loyalty to Al Qaeda, repeating the words that an F.B.I. informant had given them to say.
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Walter Olson / New York Post:
N.Y. JUDGE WARS: HIDDEN '06 ISSUE — June 30, 2006 — AT least three of the seven seats on the Court of Appeals, the state's top court, will fall open early in the term of Gov. George Pataki's successor. So either Democrat Eliot Spitzer (or maybe Tom Suozzi) or Republican John Faso …
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Frist: Europe missile-defense site needed — WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist urged President Bush on Friday to intensify efforts to put interceptor missiles at a site in Europe to protect against potential attacks from Iran. — "The threat from Iran is only going to grow in the years ahead.
Associated Press:
USA Today: Call Database Not So Broad — USA Today acknowledged in a "note to our readers" Friday that it could not establish that BellSouth or Verizon contracted with the National Security Agency to provide it with customer calling records, as it previously reported.
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