Roguely Stated

A roundup of the day’s national and international security news: North Korea launches missiles, Putin-Bush rhetoric settles a bit, Cheney deeply involved in push for warrantless surveillance, Turkish troops amass on N. Iraq border, Iran ships arms to Taliban, elections in Spain will go on as planned despite end to ETA ceasefire, Iranian journalists decry oppression, US secretly holding 39 terror suspects says human rights groups, more fighting in Gaza, Green Zone beseiged by attacks, TB-Andy post-mortem on the Hill, Lute was skeptical of surge, and Amnesty International elists the public in Darfur monitoring.
[WSJ] Breaking: North Korea launches missiles off its western coast.

[NYT] Russia, US rhetoric cools.

[WaPo] Justice department objected to warrantless wiretaps, Cheney, aides, deeply involved in program.

[Today's Zaman] Turkish troops amass on, do not cross, Northern Iraq border. “Security zones” declared along border.

[ABC News] NATO has caught Iran shipping “C4 explosives and advanced roadside bombs” to Taliban fighters.

[AFP] Spain on alert for post-ceasefire ETA attacks. Zapatero vows on-time elections.

[Rooz] Iranian journalist group decries “environment of fear and terror for the press.”

[NYT, WaPo] Human rights groups say US secretly imprisoning 39 terror suspects.

[Al-Jazeera] Fatah-Hamas fighting in Gaza heats up anew.

[WaPo] Green Zone becoming regular focus of attacks.

[WaPo] In Congressional testimony, feds explain mis-steps in case of TB Andy.

[WaPo] War Czar-designate Doug Lute confirms skepticism on Bush surge strategy.

[Al-Jazeera, WaPo] Amnesty International launches “Eyes on Darfur” satellite imagery site to track violence.