War on terror ruling worries GOP lawmakers  —  WASHINGTON - Two Republican senators said Sunday that Congress must rein in the Supreme Court ruling that international law applies to the Bush administration's conduct in the war on terror.  —  Thursday's Supreme Court decision embracing Article 3 …

No One Gets a Blank Check  —  The tension between liberty and security is as old as the Republic—and as new as the latest high-tech listening device.  In wartime, that tension very often plays itself out as a battle between the White House and the press.  It is doing so again now.

Statement demands prisoner release by 6:00 a.m. Tuesday  —  Prime Minister Ehud Olmert officially rejected on Monday an ultimatum released Monday morning by the kidnappers of IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit that set a 6:00 a.m. Tuesday deadline for the release of Palestinian prisoners.

Mexico presidential election - too close to call  —  TV Azteca's exit polling calls it a tie.  TV Azteca won't release actual data if it falls within the margin of error (+/-1.6% — according to TV Azteca).  —  I'll update this post as things develop.  —  UPDATE I, 8:48 pm: Per TV Azteca …

Interview With An Iraqi General  —  I wrote a story for Michael Yon's Frontline Forum a week ago about the town I am stationed in right now named Qayyarah.  Qayyarah is a model for other Iraqi cities because it was once a haven for terrorists but is now safe enough for anyone to travel around in without fear of terrorists.

A Terror Strike, Choreographed on a Computer  —  JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 2 — The bombs should be small and placed in day packs, making them harder to detect.  The bombers should dress like tourists.  They should not bother targeting hotels because security is too tight.

The Unstoppable Cuban Spring  —  By Oswaldo José Payá Sardiñas  —  HAVANA — In March 2003 dozens of leaders of Cuba's Varela Project and other human rights defenders were detained, subjected to summary trials, condemned to many years in prison, and confined in the most inhumane and cruel conditions.

Canada to Upgrade the Military and Its Mobility  —  TORONTO, July 1 — Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government has announced the most aggressive upgrade of Canada's military equipment in decades, laying out new expenditures of $15.3 billion to improve transportation capacities.

Night Falls on Mogadishu  —  ON JUNE 5th, Islamist fighters loyal to the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) seized the Somali capital of Mogadishu.  The ICU's sudden consolidation of power has increased concerns that the anarchic African nation may serve as a terrorist haven similar to that of Afghanistan under the Taliban.

Hardcover Business Best Sellers  —  THE WORLD IS FLAT, by Thomas L. Friedman.  (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.)  A columnist for the New York Times analyzes 21st-century economics and foreign policy and presents an overview of globalization trends.  —  FREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner.

THEY ALREADY KNEW THE COLONISTS WERE FED UP  —  (Courtesy of reader Les Baitzer.)

Rice, Lavrov argue behind closed doors  —  Unedited audio feed provides glimpse into private diplomatic wrangling  —  MOSCOW - Intentionally or not, the Russians fed out audio of Thursday's closed lunch meeting between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov …

Atlantic City casinos next N.J. casualty  —  TRENTON, N.J. - Atlantic City's casinos were ordered to close Wednesday, the latest casualty of a state government shutdown that began after the Legislature failed to adopt a budget by its July 1 deadline.  —  The head of the Casino Control …