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US-Iraq Agreement Leaked

by: Maya Schenwar, t r u t h o u t | Report

Leaked US-Iraq status of forces agreement.
A leaked draft of the US-Iraq status of forces agreement indicates that there is no intent to set a deadline for the withdrawal of "noncombat" troops from Iraq. (Photo: Ceerwan Aziz / Reuters)

    A leaked version of last month's draft of the proposed US-Iraq status of forces agreement (SOFA) suggests that the Iraqi parliament may not be consulted before it is signed, despite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's promises to do so. The pact would govern the future US presence in Iraq. The draft indicates no intent to set a deadline for withdrawal of "noncombat" troops from Iraq. It also grants immunity from Iraqi law to US military personnel, no matter where they are located.     The draft was translated and provided to Truthout by Raed Jarrar, Iraq consultant for the American Friends Service Committee. »

Harriet Miers to testify?

Court Seeks Briefs in Bush Appeal of Miers Subpoena Ruling

by: Marisa Taylor, McClatchy Newspapers

    Washington - A federal appeals court is mulling whether it has the authority to step into a constitutional battle between Congress and the White House over legislative subpoena power.

    Late Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, in response to a Justice Department request, ordered lawyers for the House of Representatives and the White House to brief it by 4 p.m. Sept. 10 »

Gloria Steinem on Palin.

Palin: Wrong Woman, Wrong Message

by: Gloria Steinem, The Los Angeles Times

    Sarah Palin shares nothing but a chromosome with Hillary Clinton. She is Phyllis Schlafly, only younger.

    Here's the good news: Women have become so politically powerful that even the anti-feminist right wing - the folks with a headlock on the Republican Party - are trying to appease the gender gap with a first-ever female vice president. We owe this to women - and to many men too - who have picketed, gone on hunger strikes or confronted violence at the polls so women can vote. »

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