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09/14/2007

Petraeus Admits Civilian Death Data Collection

By Jenny Egan at 2:49pm
While the world watched, earlier this week General David Petraeus delivered his analysis on the progress of the war in Iraq. Inside that presentation there was one thing in particular that caught my eye. General Petraeus gave a PowerPoint presentation and, as CIVIC points out, t
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08/18/2007

Secret Court Opens the Door (But Just a Teeny-Tiny Crack)

By Jenny Egan at 2:41pm
Today we received an order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). Sometimes, brevity can be really beautiful. The court wrote:

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a third party motion seeking the release of what it identifies as Court records. This is an unprecedented request that warrants further briefing.
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06/15/2007

Sameh Khouzam Granted Indefinite Stay

By Jenny Egan at 2:13pm
Sameh Khouzam is an Egyptian who fled Egypt in 1998 to avoid torture for being a Christian. Maybe you've read about him , he's received quite a bit of attention in the press in the New York Times and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Amrit Singh, staff attorney w
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