In the UAE, people are tortured into confessions and imprisoned for possessing tiny quantities of drugs.

Ahmad Zeidan was imprisoned for possessing 1/20 of a gram of cocaine. It was in a car glove compartment; there must be a doubt about whether he knew it was there.

There's also the man who was imprisoned for a flake of marijuana on the sole of his shoe.

I do not make flight connections through Dubai or Qatar. The risk may be small, but there is no need to run that risk.

The US Supreme Court sided with the government against James Risen.

He will now go to prison to defend the confidentiality of his source.

Karzai is angry that the US made a deal to exchange prisoners but has not made a peace deal with the Taliban.

I don't know whose fault it is that the peace talks have failed.

Indonesia refuses to resume diplomatic ties with Australia without a commitment not to spy on Indonesian leaders.

What about the other Indonesians? Spying on other countries' leaders can be justified; spying on everyone is when it becomes Orwellian.

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