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Today's lead stories:
Can Moussoui Interrogate Guantanamo Bay Prisoners?
US Building Plutonium Triggers for Nuclear Bombs
Muslim Teen Sues Attackers
Embedded Journalists Looting in Iraq
Paper Campaign Protests Office Suppliers
Youth Jobs Slashed
Peaceful Islamic Gathering in Senegal
Can Moussoui Interrogate Guantanamo Bay Prisoners?
A U.S. District Court Judge says that 9-11 terrorist suspect
Zacarias Moussoui has a right to interrogate prisoners at
the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as the Government
argues that Moussoui's rights should be deffered for national
security. More with the story in Washington, D.C. is James
Cullum.
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US Building Plutonium Triggers for Nuclear Bombs
US Secretary of State Colin Powell announced today that three-way
talks between North Korea, China and the United States had
ended a day earlier than expected, and Powell warned Pyongyang
that Washington would not respond to what he called ‘threats’.
This comes as North Korea issued a statement calling for the
US to drop its “hostile policy” towards North
Korea. And while Washington is saying it has no plans to invade
North Korea, it has just deployed 24 long-range bombers and
stealth fighters to the region, this on top of the already
amassed 80,000 US troops and aircraft carrier stationed in
South Korea and Japan. North Korea also called for the US
to verify its own nuclear arms. This as the Los Alamos National
Laboratory in New Mexico is building plutonium triggers for
nuclear bombs. As KUNM's Leslie Clark reports, the triggers
give the US government the ability to update all nuclear weapons
currently stockpiled in the country.
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Muslim Teen Sues Attackers
A Muslim teen is suing his alleged attackers hoping the
Los Angeles police department will arrest them for hate crimes.
Monica Lopez reports from KPFK.
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Embedded Journalists Looting in Iraq
A technology columnist for the San Francisco chronicle has
been fired, a month after the paper censured him for participating
in anti-war activities. This as an engineer from Fox Television
has been sacked for allegedly taking home what he called ‘souvenirs’
while working as embedded media in Iraq, he has also been
criminally charged for the acts. Meanwhile a reporter for
the Boston Herald lifted a 5 foot painting from a presidential
palace in Iraq. Josh Chaffin spoke with reporters and media
critics today to get their reactions to these events.
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Paper Campaign Protests Office Suppliers
The Paper Campaign, a national coalition of forest protection
and public land advocacy groups, are protesting at Office
Max and Office Depot stores across the country today as part
of a National Day of Action. The coalition aims to convince
the office supply industry to reform its paper procurement
policies in order to minimize deforestation of US forests.
Adriana Raudzens reports from Boulder, CO.
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Youth Jobs Slashed
Today is 'Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day', an opportunity
to expose children to the work environment, yet for many parents,
the future work prospects of their children do not seem too
bright, as politicians slash funding to education and training
programs all over the country in a bid to redress state budget
deficits. Young adults across the country are feeling the
brunt of labor policies, but communities are starting to find
their own solution to the problem. Ama Buadi reports.
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Peaceful Islamic Gathering in Senegal
At a time when Islam is associated with so strongly with
acts of terrorism, in West Africa, a non-violent Islamic movement,
that was born during French colonial times this week held
its annual celebration in Senegal. Called Muridism, some 2
million followers this week gathered to celebrate the day
of retribution, the Touba Magal and as Ndiaga Seck reports
from Touba, Senegal, the gathering also condemned the US attack
on Iraq and called on all Muslims worldwide to engage in peace.
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