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After Southern Lebanon, What about the Palestinians?
The Lebanese army is deploying equipment and soldiers south of the Litani River, but France may be backing away from its promise to lead a peacekeeping force.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThe Lebanese army is deploying equipment and soldiers south of the Litani River, but France may be backing away from its promise to lead a peacekeeping force.That development… and the impact of Hezbollah’s success on Hamas and the Palestinian Authority. Plus, a federal judge rules that the NSA's warrentless wiretaps are illegal, and the US Coast Guard arrests a leader of one of Mexico's major drug smuggling rings.
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3 storiesJudge Rules Warrantless Surveillance Unconstitutional
In Detroit, US District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor has ruled that warrantless wiretapping by the National Security Agency is unconstitutional , violating the rights to free speech and privacy and the separation of executive and congressional powers.
Read the story6 minAfter Southern Lebanon, What about the Palestinians?
UN Security Council Resolution 1701 stopped the fighting in southern Lebanon with the promise that France would help enforce it by leading a 15,000 member peacekeeping source. Today, the French newspaper Le Monde reported that France is scaling back to a "symbolic" contingent of 10 officers and 200 engineers.
Read the story38 minHead of Mexican Drug Cartel Arrested
Yesterday, off the coast of Mexico, the US Coast Guard boarded a fishing boat and arrested Javier Arellano Felix, the leader of what US officials call the "most violent drug-trafficking operation in the Tijuana-Baja California area."
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