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 A Life Laid BareBELGRADE, Serbia, July 22 — Dragan Dabic, as he called himself, lectured on spirituality, practiced alternative medicine and promised on his Web site to vanquish afflictions ranging from impotence to autism with his “energy healing treatment.” A Fresh Face For the OlympicsBEIJING, July 20 — Beijing, a city of 16 million that never seems to stop, slowed down Sunday and in some ways was unrecognizable. To Avoid Olympic Smog, Beijing Limits TrafficBEIJING (AP) — With the Olympics less than three weeks away, Beijing began restricting car use and limiting factory emissions on Sunday in a final drastic effort to clear its smog-choked skies. Search for Alien Life Gains New ImpetusWhen Paul Butler began hunting for planets beyond our solar system, few people took him seriously, and some, he says, questioned his credentials as a scientist. Ashcroft Testifies on Interrogation PolicyFormer attorney general John D. Ashcroft defended his approach to forestalling terrorist attacks but told lawmakers yesterday that he moved quickly to respond to concerns that some Justice Department memos employed shoddy reasoning. In Obama Fundraising, Signs of a Shift From Online to In-PersonSen. Barack Obama reversed a three-month fundraising slide by raising $52 million in June, a monthly total that has been surpassed only by his own performance in February in the history of presidential campaigns, aides announced yesterday. House Passes Intelligence Authorization BillThe House yesterday passed by voice vote the fiscal 2009 intelligence authorization bill, which limits the funds available for covert actions next year until all members of the House intelligence panel are briefed on the most sensitive ones already underway. Costly Weapon-Detection Plans Are in Disarray, Investigators SayBush administration initiatives to defend the nation against a smuggled nuclear bomb or a biological outbreak or attack remain poorly coordinated, costing billions of tax dollars while basic goals and policies remain incomplete, according to new reports by congressional investigators. Gates Warns of Militarized PolicyDefense Secretary Robert M. Gates warned yesterday against the risk of a “creeping militarization” of U.S. foreign policy, saying the State Department should lead U.S. engagement with other countries, with the military playing a supporting role. Lawyers Want Detainees To Testify in Terror TrialGUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, July 14 — Attorneys for Salim Ahmed Hamdan said Monday that they intend to call other detainees to testify at his upcoming military trial here, entangling the landmark proceeding in yet another difficult legal issue. Ex-Diplomat Sentenced for Anti-Arab ThreatsA retired Foreign Service officer was sentenced yesterday to one year in prison for making threats against Arab American Institute President James Zogby and other employees there. Pakistani Lawyer At Helm of ChangeLeading a motorcade marathon from Islamabad to Lahore in May last year, lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan threaded his way gingerly through throngs of impassioned Pakistanis lining the road in the 110-degree heat. At the climax of his campaign to get the country’s suspended Supreme Court chief justice reinstated, it wouldn’t do to topple a supporter and risk stalling the building momentum of public fervor. Iran’s Conflicting Signals to the WestLast week, various Iranian officials made positive comments about a new diplomatic outreach by the United States and its allies, suggesting negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program might be possible. This week, Iran test-fired medium-range and long-range missiles, bluntly warning that thousands more were ready to be launched. Mukasey Vows Smooth Transition At Justice for Next AdministrationAttorney General Michael B. Mukasey yesterday pledged to use the final six months of his tenure to guard against political interference in Justice Department operations and ensure a smooth transition to the next administration. U.S. Consulate in Istanbul Is AttackedTurkey bolstered security at U.S. diplomatic installations across the country Wednesday after men armed with a pump-action shotgun and pistols shot and killed three Turkish policemen outside the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul, officials said. Obama Joins Fellow Senators in Passing New Wiretapping MeasureThe Senate easily approved legislation to overhaul government eavesdropping rules in terrorism and espionage cases and effectively granted immunity to telecommunications companies that participated in a secret domestic spying program, ending a contentious debate that has raged for more than two years. U.S. General: Iraqi Forces to Be Fully Ready in ‘09Iraq’s army and police will be fully manned and operational by mid-2009, possibly as early as April, the top U.S. general in charge of building Iraqi security forces said yesterday, signaling the prospect that Iraqi forces could assume primary combat responsibilities in the country while U.S. troops shift to a supporting role. Cyclist, 22, Dies After Being Hit by Truck Near Dupont CircleAlice Swanson was uneasy about riding her bike through city streets to work every morning, so a colleague told her to always wear a helmet for the trip, which was just over two miles. Rescued Hostages Express GratitudeThree American defense contractors expressed public gratitude yesterday for their rescue from rebels in Colombia last week and urged Americans not to forget hundreds of Colombians still held hostage in punishing conditions. Secretive Agency Under the SpotlightSoon after accepting the post of CIA director two years ago, Michael V. Hayden set an unusual goal for his scandal-beset agency: virtual invisibility. 15 Hostages Rescued in ColombiaColombia’s military yesterday rescued the most prominent of several hundred hostages held by Marxist rebels, a group of 15 that included the French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three American Defense Department contractors who had been imprisoned in remote jungle camps since 2003. Europe’s Most-Wanted Man Hid in Plain SightBELGRADE, July 22 — With his long gray hair pulled into in a pony-tail, sporting a grizzly beard and oversize spectacles, Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb political leader who was arrested on genocide charges Monday evening, lived a strikingly public life practicing alternative medicine and writing for a health magazine in the Serbian capital, officials here said. A Fresh Face For the OlympicsBEIJING, July 20 — Beijing, a city of 16 million that never seems to stop, slowed down Sunday and in some ways was unrecognizable. To Avoid Olympic Smog, Beijing Limits TrafficBEIJING (AP) — With the Olympics less than three weeks away, Beijing began restricting car use and limiting factory emissions on Sunday in a final drastic effort to clear its smog-choked skies. Search for Alien Life Gains New ImpetusWhen Paul Butler began hunting for planets beyond our solar system, few people took him seriously, and some, he says, questioned his credentials as a scientist. Ashcroft Testifies on Interrogation PolicyFormer attorney general John D. Ashcroft defended his approach to forestalling terrorist attacks but told lawmakers yesterday that he moved quickly to respond to concerns that some Justice Department memos employed shoddy reasoning. In Obama Fundraising, Signs of a Shift From Online to In-PersonSen. Barack Obama reversed a three-month fundraising slide by raising $52 million in June, a monthly total that has been surpassed only by his own performance in February in the history of presidential campaigns, aides announced yesterday. House Passes Intelligence Authorization BillThe House yesterday passed by voice vote the fiscal 2009 intelligence authorization bill, which limits the funds available for covert actions next year until all members of the House intelligence panel are briefed on the most sensitive ones already underway. Costly Weapon-Detection Plans Are in Disarray, Investigators SayBush administration initiatives to defend the nation against a smuggled nuclear bomb or a biological outbreak or attack remain poorly coordinated, costing billions of tax dollars while basic goals and policies remain incomplete, according to new reports by congressional investigators. Lawyers Want Detainees To Testify in Terror TrialGUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, July 14 — Attorneys for Salim Ahmed Hamdan said Monday that they intend to call other detainees to testify at his upcoming military trial here, entangling the landmark proceeding in yet another difficult legal issue. |
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