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Today's lead stories:
Dead Rot in Fallujah – is Najaf Next?
9/11 Hearings probe the FBI and Justice Dept.
Palestinian Detainee and Radio Activist is Free!
Stunning Decision in India could mean Justice for Gujarat
Victims
World Bank must Revise Lending Standards
FSRN Headlines
Today the French foreign ministry confirmed that a French
journalist has been taken hostage in Iraq. To date, 40 people
from 12 nations are being held hostage there. A spokesperson
for the U.S. installed governing coalition said the F-B-I
is now working to find the hostage takers and the hostages.
Also today, the United Nations Secretary General came close
to an all out refusal to send staff to Iraq. Kofi Annan said
the surge in violence and kidnappings has ruled out a UN delegation
"for the foreseeable future."
The ACLU charges that President Bush has exceeded his authority
under the U.S. Constitution in a brief filed with the U.S.
Supreme Court. Sogomon Trantsi reports from D.C.
The head of the Coors brewing empire, Peter Coors has tossed
his hat into the Colorado senate race. Coors will run as a
Republican and already has the endorsements of Colorado?s
governor, Lt. Gov., and the retiring senator he?s hoping to
replace. Upon announcing his candidacy, Coors said he may
not have much political experience but he knows how to create
jobs. Dan Baum, author of _Citizen Coors: An American Dynasty_,
describes how the brewery treats workers.
Dan Baum's audio comes courtesy of KGNU in Boulder. The Colorado
race is being closely watched. Currently the U.S. Senate slightly
leans slightly towards Republicans 51 to 48, with one Independent.
Representatives from the presidential campaigns of the two
dominating parties held the floor before Paralyzed Veterans
of America to discuss what they offer the constituency. Stephen
Lacey has more.
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Dead Rot in Fallujah – is Najaf Next?
General John Abizaid, head of US Central Command, has called
for 10,000 more US troops in Iraq as reports are emerging
that U.S.-trained Iraqi soldiers and policemen are defecting
to fight on the side of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. Today
the US moved 2,500 troops close to the Iraqi holy Shiite city
of Najaf where al-Sadr is being protected by armed supporters,
giving rise to fears that Najaf could turn into the next Fallujah
if the US begins an attack in an attempt to fulfill it’s
stated aim of capturing al-Sadr dead or alive. Meanwhile,
Fallujah residents are fleeing the besieged city, and as FSRN’s
Aaron Glantz tells Deepa Fernandes, there is no where to bury
the hundreds of dead.
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9/11 Hearings probe the FBI and Justice Dept.
The 9/11 Commission resumed hearings today on Capitol Hill
by examining the Justice Department and the FBI in counterterrorism
activities before, on, and after September 11th. Our DC editor
Mitch Jeserich brings us the story.
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Palestinian Detainee and Radio Activist is Free!
As we reported yesterday, Palestinian activists and WBAI
volunteer producer Farouk Abdel Muti, who was detained nearly
two years ago and held without any charges being laid or a
trail, is finally free and back in NY. Host Deepa Fernandes
caught up with Farouk Abdel Muti just hours after he was released,
but first we remember the imprisonment of Farouk as FSRN spoke
with him very soon after he was detained.
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Stunning Decision in India could mean Justice for
Gujarat Victims
India’s Supreme Court’s unprecedented decision
yesterday to reinvestigate the Gujarat massacre of Muslims
in 2002, and also move cases from that state to a place where
victims may get a fairer trial, is seen as a major victory
for victims of the worst sectarian violence the state has
ever seen. The government meanwhile is stunned by the strong
indictment from India’s top court. FSRN Correspondent
Binu Alex reports from Ahmedabad
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World Bank must Revise Lending Standards
The World Bank has been told to revise its current lending
standards, by it’s own review committee. The Extractive
Industry Review was commissioned by the World Bank to assess
its role in the funding of oil, gas and mining projects, and
the findings recommend the adoption of numerous revisions
to the Bank’s current lending standards. Civil society
and other advocates support these increased human rights and
environmental standards and are putting pressure on the Bank
to follow the Review's recommendations. Jenny Johnson has
more.
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