AlterNet: Rights and Liberties: The Religious Right's New Tactics for Invading Public Schools : "As the school year gets under way, public schools around the nation are under siege from Religious Right pressure groups determined to turn them into instruments of evangelism."
Al Jazeera English - News - Us Accused Of Authorising 'Torture' : "The US is facing a new round of torture allegations following accounts of secret memos allegedly authorising the use of painful physical and psychological interrogation methods on terror suspects."
Slovakia to withdraw its last 2 soldiers in Iraq - International Herald Tribune : "BRATISLAVA, Slovakia: The last two Slovak troops remaining in Iraq will return home by the end of the year, Slovakia's Defense Ministry said Thursday."
In Basra, vigilantes wage deadly campaign against women - Yahoo! News : "BASRA, Iraq — Women in Basra have become the targets of a violent campaign by religious extremists, who leave more than 15 female bodies scattered around the city each month, police officers say."