The Short List

• Julian Assange was in court in Great Britain on Tuesday for a brief hearing on extradition proceedings stemming from a sexual assault charge pending in Sweden.  He says Wikileaks is speeding up the release of the cables they have.


• The U.S. watchdog over Afghan reconstruction was removed from his post on Monday, as the Obama administration responded to congressional demands that he be sacked.


• The Economist has a brief book review of Evgeny Morozov's The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom, where Mr. Morozov address the widely held belief that great communication leads to greater transparency.


• Judy Clarke was assigned as the defense council for Jared Loughner, the man accused of shooting Rep. Giffords and 18 others.  Ms. Clarke has previously defended the Unibomber.