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Today's lead stories:
Amos King Execution Tomorrow
A Virtual March on Washington
India's Anti-War Movement
Al-Arian Terrorism Charges
Black Protest for Peace Month
Amos King Execution Tomorrow (3:47)
Confirming what many have alleged for years, that racism
plays a big role in sending African Americans to death row,
the supreme court today ruled 8-1 that Texas prosecutors stacked
a jury with whites and did not allow defendant Thomas Miller-El
to present evidence of this bias in his trial. The Supreme
court sent the case back to a lower court where Miller-El
will now get a new trial that could over turn his death sentence.
While eight justices agreed that there was clear evidence
of racism at play, Justice Clarence Thomas, the court's only
Black member, dissented. Meanwhile, another execution date
has been set for Florida death row inmate Amos King. This
is the sixth execution date for King who has been on death
row for 26 years. He is scheduled to die by lethal injection
tomorrow at 6pm. This time his attorneys say they are afraid
it might be the end. From St. Petersberg, Sally Watt reports.
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A Virtual March on Washington (4:05)
The Bush administration today gave the United Nations Security
Council two weeks to adopt the new resolution it introduced
yesterday along with Britain and Spain. Also today, Turkey's
cabinet agreed to host the tens of thousand of American troops
who would probably lead a ground invasion through northern
Iraq; Meanwhile, as Air Force B-52 bombers begin conducting
training missions in the Persian Gulf, preparations for a
Virtual March on Washington are underway. The massive protest
is the first of its kind and is scheduled to take place tomorrow.
More on this story from FSRN's Nadja Middleton.
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India's Anti-War Movement (4:05)
The anti-war momentum is slowly gaining ground in India
where the Hindu nationalist government has come out with a
belated and lukewarm endorsement of the need to give UN inspectors
more time. Reports say US pressure is increasing to get New
Delhi to toe the American line and many in India are outraged
at the supine position the government is taking in the international
arena. And while left parties finally prepare to organize
mass protests against US plans to invade Iraq, citizens initiatives
to mobilize public opinion are already underway. Sputnik Kilambi
reports from Hyderabad.
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Al-Arian Terrorism Charges (4:00)
The detention hearing for Palestinian professor, Sami Al-Arian
and two co-defendants was delayed today after defense attorneys
said they needed more time. Outside the courthouse, about
70 people rallied in support of the defendants and Al-Arian's
daughter read a statement from her father in which he said,
"I'm a prisoner because of the hysteria engulfing this
country." Last Thursday, U.S. Attorney John Ashcroft
announced the arrest and indictment of Al-Arian and three
other Palestinian Americans for alleged membership and support
of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, charging they helped kill
more than one hundred people in Israel and Palestine. Two
of the men have close ties to Chicago's Palestinian community
- and their supporters are fighting back. Chris Geovannis
reports from Chicago.
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Black Protest for Peace Month (3:23)
In 1915, the son of former slaves and noted Black scholar
and historian, Carter G. Woodson, founded the Association
for the Study of Negro Life and History to emphasize and honor
the contributions of African-Americans to U.S. and world history.
In February of 1926, Woodson initiated Black History week
to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham
Lincoln and for many years the second week in February was
celebrated by Black people across the United States as Black
History Week. In 1976, as part of the nation's Bicentennial,
the week was expanded and established as Black History Month
and is now celebrated all over North America. In NYC, this
year's celebration has been further expanded through a council
resolution naming February as Black Protest for Peace Month.
Dred-Scott Keyes reports.
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