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Fidel's Foggy Bottom Spy Ring
By Ben Whitford
Posted Saturday, June 6, 2009, at 6:36 AM ET
The New York Times leads on word that the Obama administration may allow Guantanamo detainees to plead guilty on capital charges without facing a full trial ? a move that would potentially sidestep the complex legal questions raised by the harsh interrogation techniques used against the suspects, but that might also risk further damaging the hearings' credibility. The Washington Post leads on claims that a former State Department analyst and his wife were on Fidel Castro's payroll for nearly 30 years, using a shortwave radio and furtive meetings in DC grocery stores to pass government secrets back to their handlers in Havana. The alleged spooks, arrested this week after an FBI sting, apparently received little financial compensation for their work. "We think they did it because they love Cuba," said an investigator.

The Los Angeles Times leads on President Obama's European tour; visiting Germany, the President called for action to end 60 years of conflict in the Middle East. "The moment is now," he declared, announcing that he would send his Mideast envoy to the region this weekend to maintain the diplomatic push. The Wall Street Journal reports on the freshly-forged alliance between Chrysler and Fiat, picking through internal emails highlighting tensions between Treasury officials and auto-company executives.

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Ben Whitford writes for the Guardian, Mother Jones and Newsweek.