Jonathan Alter | It Was the Veto of a Lifetime
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/072306G.shtml
"President Bush's veto of a modest bill that would have merely allowed surplus embryos
from fertility clinics to be used for pathbreaking research instead of tossed in the
garbage is more than a political blunder," writes Jonathan Alter. "By slowing
cures for several major diseases, this decision may well doom thousands to die
prematurely. It contradicts the whole idea of what it means to be
'pro-life.'"

Afghanistan Close to Anarchy, Warns General
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/072306D.shtml
The most senior British military commander in Afghanistan has described the
situation in the country as "close to anarchy" with feuding foreign agencies and
unethical private security companies compounding problems caused by local
corruption. The stark warning came from Lieutenant General David Richards, head
of Nato's international security force in Afghanistan, who warned that western
forces there were short of equipment and were "running out of time".

Bush Administration Asserts Greater Control Over Civil Rights Division
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/072306X.shtml
The Bush administration is quietly remaking the Justice Department's Civil Rights
Division, filling the permanent ranks with lawyers who have strong conservative
credentials but little experience in civil rights, according to job application
materials obtained by the Globe.