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Today's lead stories:
Refugees Fleeing Fallujah Talk to FSRN
Bush Administration Goes After Arab Media
Supreme Court Hears Hamdi & Padilla Cases
French Activists Arrested and Fined for Anti-Advertising Graffiti
De-Streeting MLK in Florida Raises Racial Tension
FSRN Headlines
Spanish Troops Return Home
International reports confirm that the Spanish Defense Ministry
said today that the last of Spain’s 1,400 soldiers who
took part in the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq, returned home.
UN Appeals for Dialogue
Meanwhile, at the United Nations, with US troops poised for
an all out assault on the Iraqi city of Falluja, the United
Nations is appealing for dialogue. Susan Wood has more from
the UN.
Call for Nader to Back Out
The Congressional Black Caucus told the National Press Club
yesterday that it hopes to arrange a meeting soon with Ralph
Nader to try to persuade him to abandon his independent run
for the White House, Celie Jenkins has more on this story.
Bush and Cheney To Appear Before 9/11 Commission
President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, are to make
a joint appearance before the commission investigating the
Sept. 11, 2001, attacks tomorrow morning behind closed doors.
Gail Walker has more on this story.
Youth Killings in Thailand
More than 120 people have been killed in Thailand’s
deep South, following clashes between police and youths. According
to the BBC the fighting is a serious escalation of the violence
that began in early January with a raid on a military arsenal.
From Bangkok, Doualy Xaykaothao reports.
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Refugees Fleeing Fallujah Talk to FSRN (3:23)
The headline of the Tehran Times this afternoon reads “Washington
Unleashes Bloodbath in Iraq” and reports that US troops
have seized a major hospital in Najaf and are denying access
or supplies to those seeking to treat wounded Iraqis. Other
Arab media is reporting today that hundreds of Najaf residents
carried the coffins of seven of the slain fighters through
the streets, as they voed to resist any attempt by US forces
to take control of the city. Meanwhile Fallujah has now been
completely sealed off by US forces and the air strikes of
the city continue. In Baghdad, Aaron Glantz speaks to residents
who are fleeing Fallujah.
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Bush Administration Goes After Arab Media
(4:15)
Meanwhile National Security Advisor Condaleeza Rice visited
Capitol Hill to brief lawmakers on the situation in Iraq.
Bush administration and military officials have been publicly
denouncing Qatar based news agency Al-Jazeera's coverage on
Iraq, calling it inaccurate and inflammatory, and yesterday
Secretary of State Collin Powell warned Qatar that its relationship
with the U.S. is being strained due to Al-Jazeera which broadcasts
to millions of viewers throughout the middle east region.
Media watchdog groups however criticize the U.S. government
for trying to silence Al-Jazeera's coverage that focuses on
the plight of the Iraqis during these tumultuous times. Mitch
Jeserich reports.
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Supreme Court Hears Hamdi & Padilla Cases (3:57)
The Supreme Court heard arguments today in two cases involving
the use of executive power in times of war to interrogate
and detain indefinitely and without charges US citizens who
may have information about terrorism. The right of citizens
to habeus corpus, or due process, is the central question
in the cases of Jose Padilla and Yaser Esam Hamdi, who have
been held for two years as enemy combatants without the opportunity
to hear evidence against them or make a defense. Jenny Johnson
from our DC bureau has more.
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French Activists Arrested and Fined for Anti-Advertising
Graffiti (4:00)
Today a French court ruled on a case of 62 activists charged
with vandalizing billboards in the Paris subway system and
fined them over one million dollars. The case has brought
the fledgling anti-advertising movement into the media spotlight.
Avishay Artsy reports from Paris.
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De-Streeting MLK in Florida Raises Racial Tension
(4:36)
A four year campaign to have the father of the Black Power
movement, Malcolm X, inducted into the Nebraska Hall of fame
failed last night as the late U.S. Sen. Kenneth Wherry, a
Republican with the backing of lots of powerful Nebraskans
won the vote. Malcolm X was born in Nebraska and the Nebraska
Hall of Fame was established in 1961 to recognize notable
Nebraskans. A seven-member commission appointed by the Governor
selects one nominee for the hall every two years. Hall of
Fame members, now numbering 24, include three Native Americans
and no other people of color. Meanwhile, the father of the
civil rights movement, the late Martin Luther King Jr. was
publicly de-streeted in Florida. On Monday night, racial tensions
flared in a town just north of Tampa, after the City Council
became the first and only community in Florida to change the
newly named Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue back to it’s
original name, Sixth Avenue. From Tampa, Mark Antokas has
the story.
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