Censorship and Wal-Mart, Torture Banned, The Iraqi Elections, NYPD Spying, More Wartime Debt, China's Military Advances, and Turkey vs. Free Speech

Clear Channel, the owner of the nation's most billboards, refuses to display an anti-Wal-mart billboard:
Censorship

Bush accedes to McCain, bill passes:
Torture Banned

Seeing Iraqis vote is wonderful, but you can't rush democracy:
Elections Aren't Enough


(Photo: Cops film an arrest at a 2002 anti-globalization protest.)

The NYPD and civil Libertarians fight over political surveillance:
The Spying Game

Congress expects up to $1billion wartime request:
America Can't Afford It

US warned not to ignore China's military advances:
Add China to the List


(Photo: Orhan Pamuk in Germany)

The celebrated Turkish author could face 3 years in jail for comments considered "insulting" to the Turkish state:
Free Speech on Trial in Turkey

Peace and Love,
The Rebellion Magazine