above the law

WP: the infamous memo has been released: it's as bad as everyone said
Slate: how to undo the damage, to rule of law in wartime, and to the presidency
WP: some domestic laws need attention too

LAT: tracking Al-Qaeda's "chief of external operations"

Gdn: Iraqi military moves in to Shia stronghold in Basra; the British will stick around
Econ: regulated fighting good for getting along

Gdn: Mugabe on the fence, but pressure builds against him
Ind: state-run media suggests there will be a run-off
Econ: some ideas for how to intervene if Mugabe goes in the end

BBC: Betancourt needs urgent medical attention; Colombia suspends military activity in area, France sends medical mission with Red Cross
Adam Isacson: Chávez needs to intervene

global protest hopping
WP: China says the Dalai Lama incited riots

BBC: Nike factory workers strike in Vietnam

BBC: rare protest in Uzbekistan over relocation of market

BBC: riots in the Ivory Coast over cost of food

BBC: riot police tear gas protest in Kenya over Kibaki's move to increase the number of cabinet members

Econ: protests continue in Armenia over election

hodgepodge
BBC: Kashmir police refuse request to identify 1,000 bodies found in unmarked graves

LAT: peace talks in Darfur "going nowhere"

LAT: Bernie Ahern to resign as Ireland's PM, financial inquiry turning into scandal

BBC: Turkey continues its assault on the PKK, killing 16

BBC: Russia to send aid to Kosovo Serbs

Gdn: drug tourism, day 2: stupid backpackers in Colombia
NYT: intervening on the demand side of the drug trade

Econ: can't think? eat something!