CIA Trial Lawyer Challenges Credibility of Identification:  Associated Press writer Colleen Barry reports that court appointed lawyer Arianna Barbazza, one of the attorneys the American defendants charged with kidnapping an Egyptian cleric, argued that her clients have never been positively identified and should be found innocent.  All but one of the 26 Americans on trial are believed to be CIA agents and are accused of kidnapping Osama Moustafa Hassa Nasr as part of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program.  Prosecutors say Nasr was taken in broad daylight from Milan and flown into Egypt, where he was allegedly tortured.  Human rights advocates say renditions were the CIA's way of outsourcing the torture of suspected terrorists to countries where it was practiced.  Barbazza argued that the evidence used to identify her clients, "poor quality passport photographs" and cell phone records, is not sufficient to identify defendants charged with kidnapping.  The CIA has yet to comment on the case.  It is the first time a country has scrutinized extraordinary renditions.  Another report on the topic can be found here.

D.C. Sniper Seeks to Dodge Death Penalty:  CNN reports that D.C. Sniper, John Allen Muhammad, will seek clemency from Virginia Governor Tim Kaine on October 22.  Kaine, however, spoke on WTOP Radio stating that he could not imagine a circumstance under which he would grant clemency.  Muhammad's attorney is also appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.