Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department on
Tuesday released a declassified 2003 memo justifying the use of
harsh interrogation methods for suspected terrorists held
abroad.
AP - Federal prosecutors have settled a dispute with a clergyman who defied government regulations and visited Iraq in 2003 to protest the pending U.S.-led invasion, a lawyer for the clergyman said Tuesday.
Reuters - Faced with Israeli trade and
travel restrictions, a stagnant economy and a flood of cheap
imports from Asia, Palestinian businessmen are increasingly
seeking their fortunes in China.
AP - As of Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at least 4,011 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,270 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
AP - Britain froze plans Tuesday to withdraw about 1,500 soldiers this spring after the faltering effort to drive Shiite militias from Basra raised doubts whether the Iraqis are capable of maintaining security in oil-rich southern Iraq.
McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD? In Baghdad's Shiite Muslim slum of Sadr City, U.S. airstrikes aimed at militants plague the population.
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON? The Bush administration was caught off-guard by the first Iraqi-led military offensive since the fall of Saddam Hussein, a weeklong thrust in southern Iraq whose paltry results have silenced talk at the Pentagon of further U.S. troop withdrawals any time soon.
AP - Democratic leaders returned from their spring break this week to declare that Iraq is in turmoil and that they will continue to try to force President Bush to end the war. But facing another uphill battle, party members are undecided on whether to try to cut off money or take a softer approach that is more likely to succeed.
AP - A government informant spent about three years secretly recording three men as they plotted to recruit and train terrorists to attack U.S. and allied troops overseas, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday.
AP - The number of Iraqi refugees admitted to the United States rose sharply last month, but still fell short of the pace needed to meet the Bush administration's target of 12,000 by the end of September.