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...President Obama must immediately appoint a special prosecutor to investigate violations of both American and international law. Shielding those who perpetrated this American torture regime from investigation and prosecution—or, in the case of Jay Bybee, currently serve on the federal bench—would be a grave miscarriage of justice...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Renouncing Torture | 4/20/2009 | See Source »

...jail marks an ominous victory for the forces that are determined to bring the secular government of this nuclear-armed nation to its knees. "This is the second coming of the Red Mosque," says columnist and politician Ayaz Amir. "It will have an impact, like someone rising from the grave. The mosque has become a site of pilgrimage and followers are revivifying their faith in its waters." (See pictures of how conservative Islam is adapting to the 21st Century in Egypt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Pakistan's Red Mosque, a Return of Islamic Militancy | 4/17/2009 | See Source »

...TARP oversight committee appointed by Congress has already signaled some hostility about how the program has been managed which will not help Allison do his job. Elizabeth Warren, chairwoman of the Congressional Oversight Panel, has expressed grave concern about whether banks which received government money are setting exorbitant fees and interest rates for their customers. There is also a concern that the new program to buy toxic assets from banks is not set up properly to get fair value for those assets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Boss to Be Bossed by TARP Overseers | 4/14/2009 | See Source »

...former Illinois governor in the starkest possible terms. Normally tight-lipped U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald declared that Blagojevich, who was caught on tape allegedly trying to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat, had embarked on a "political corruption crime spree [that would] make Lincoln roll over in his grave." When the actual indictment came down April 2, the government was much more low-key, with no accompanying press conference or statement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Blagojevich Pleads Not Guilty, Some Prosecution Moves Are Questioned | 4/14/2009 | See Source »

...Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro. Considering that London is to host the 2012 Summer Games, a sense of continental equity could bolster the IOC's desire to return the event to the Americas. Rio would be the first South American city to host the Games, but there is grave concern about its ability to afford the significant infrastructure and security requirements. American Olympic officials are betting they can sell the IOC on Chicago's robust sports culture and the city's relatively harmonious ethnic and racial diversity. The Olympic Village is to be built along Lake Michigan, just south...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics 2016: Chicago Makes Its Case | 4/5/2009 | See Source »

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