"Sadly, the Patriot Act's renewal is about raw power - and maintaining power even at the cost of American values and what are, after all, deeply conservative but widely shared principles."
Matthew Cooper: "What Scooter Libby And I Talked About"
World Opinion Wrapup: foreign media makes the Watergate comparison.
"A majority of Americans say the indictment of senior White House aide I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby signals broader ethical problems in the Bush administration, and nearly half say the overall level of honesty and ethics in the federal government has fallen since President Bush took office."
A twisted and tangled tale of money and corporate media.
"Game maker Blizzard has been accused of spying on the four million players of World of Warcraft."