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Executive BranchJanuary 30, 2009
Obama’s Security Priorities
He has significantly pivoted US policy on torture. But where the president stands on warrantless wiretapping should give progressives some cause for concern.
Aziz Huq
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Executive BranchDecember 23, 2008
Dismantling the Imperial Presidency
Don’t assume that the end of the Bush administration marks the end of the imperial presidency he established.
Aziz Huq
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LawSeptember 29, 2008
Justice Delayed and Denied at Guantanámo
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Boumediene v. Bush affirmed prisoners’ right to habeas corpus, but the government is stalling; and such delays may keep detainees imprisoned indefinitely.
Aziz Huq
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LawAugust 22, 2008
FBI Seeks Sweeping New Powers
Attorney General Michael Mukasey is poised to implement new rules that will create a new surveillance state.
Aziz Huq
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Covert OpsJune 20, 2008
Surveillance Bill: The Worst of All Worlds
House Democrats capitulate to pass a surveillance bill that further compromises our privacy and limits accountability of the government and telecoms. Will the Senate fight back?
Aziz Huq
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Election 2008May 22, 2008
War of Words
An argument over how US officials should speak about terrorism bodes ill for this political season.
Aziz Huq
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LawMay 13, 2008
After Gitmo
America’s legal and moral responsibility to innocent detainees is not more imprisonment, but a new life in the United States.
Aziz Huq
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CultureApril 7, 2008
Fitna’s Hateful Crusade
The new film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders is the latest in a series of stunts aimed at humiliating and scapegoating Muslims.
Aziz Huq
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PoliticsFebruary 8, 2008
Undoing the Bush Legacy
No matter who becomes the next President, the clammy fingers of Bush and Cheney will be wrapped around vital national policies. It’s up to Congress to break their grip.
Aziz Huq
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Foreign PolicyDecember 27, 2007
Another Death in Rawalpindi
The killing of Benazir Bhutto echoes Pakistan’s troubled history, portends more violence and flags a proud country’s collapse into chaos. It also signals the manifest bankruptcy of the Bush Administration’s anti-terrorism.
Aziz Huq