U.S. military reports that the number of hunger strikes in Guantanamo Bay has fallen by half after a surge in participation that began on Christmas day
On behalf of the Bush administration, the Justice Department claims that efforts to challenge the US domestic wiretapping program constitutes a threat to national security.
Civil-liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the legality of the Obama administration's expansion of the U.S. fight against al Qaeda terrorists beyond Pakistan and Afghanistan.