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Glenn Greenwald Salon 10/09/08

In the most unsurprising revelation imaginable, two former Army Reserve Arab linguists for the National Security Agency have said that they routinely eavesdropped on — “and recorded and transcribed” — the private telephone calls of American citizens who had absolutely nothing to do with terrorism. (more…)

By HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer 10/09/08

WASHINGTON - A group of Chinese Muslims set to be freed into the U.S. this week from Guantanamo Bay found their freedom stymied yet again after a simple government plea: What’s a couple more weeks or so in jail after nearly seven years? (more…)

See also, Andy Worthington, From Guantánamo to the United States: The Story of the Wrongly Imprisoned Uighurs.

By William Fisher Alternet 10/08/08

NEW YORK — The administration of President George W. Bush continues to expand government secrecy across a broad array of agencies and actions — and at greatly increased cost to taxpayers, according to a coalition of groups that promote greater transparency. (more…)

Surveillance’s Reach Revealed

by Lisa Rein Washington Post 10/08/08

The Maryland State Police classified 53 nonviolent activists as terrorists and entered their names and personal information into state and federal databases that track terrorism suspects, the state police chief acknowledged yesterday. (more…)

Press TV Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:03:52 GMT

Brazil and Argentina have launched a new payment system in their bilateral trade, doing away with the US dollar as a medium of exchange. (more…)

Bill of Rights Defense Committee October Newsletter available here.

Steve Lendman 10/08/08

This time is different for Yemini Sheik Mohammed Ali Hassan Al-Moayad and his assistant Mohammed Mohsen Yahya Zayed. On October 2, the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously reversed their unjustifiable convictions. (more…)

Unpublished - Posted on ajihadforlove.blogspot.com on September 27th, and then sent directly as an email on September 30th:

Dear Parvez,

Having been part of the full discussion between you and Magda Bayoumi and Mohamed Khater (“the Egyptian couple”), I was sad to read your one-dimensional depiction of them and that talk. (more…)