Home > Programs
> FSRN
> Mon., Aug. 9, 2004
FSRN
FREE SPEECH RADIO NEWS
Thanks to FSRN.org
for making the daily programs available to Pacifica.org
Today's lead stories:
UN Discussion on US Policy towards Iran's Nukes
Pro Chavez Rallies in Venezuela
Shrimp Tarrifs
Unity Rally and Related Legislation
Indegenous World Youth Conference
Lakota Lawsuit Against the Catholic Church
FSRN Headlines
The Baghdad office of the Arab world’s primary news
service Al-Jazeera was shut down for 30 days by the U.S. installed
Iraqi government. Iraq’s Interior Minister Falah al-Naqib
said the government is trying to bring order to the nation
and blames the news agency for encouraging dissent and violence.
On their web site, Al-Jazeera says the action is totally against
promises made for free speech and openness in Iraq. In 2002,
Saddam Hussein also closed the news agency’s Baghdad
office. The editor of the Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting’s
magazine “Extra,” Jim Naureckas said, “With
the closure of the Al-Jazeera Baghdad office, it will be much
easier for the Pentagon to conceal the human costs of the
occupation.”
Nigeria and two other African countries are to deploy troops
to Sudan’s troubled Darfur region. But Sudan has warned
that the African troops will be prohibited from carrying out
a peacekeeping role. Sam Olukoya reports from Lagos.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it will
withhold information previously open to the public about the
security of the nation's nuclear plants. Erika McDonald has
more.
Some federal judges are hiding disclosure information that
may show a conflict of interest in cases they are presiding
over, according to a General Accounting Office report. Betsy
Desitter reports from D.C.
[top]
UN Discussion on US Policy towards Iran's Nukes
Iran announced today that the U.S. has no grounds to bring
sanctions against it to the UN Security Council for alleged
research into nuclear weapons. Iran claims its centrifuge
program, which is legal under the Nuclear Non Proliferation
Treaty, is meant for the rising demand of the country's electricity
use. But the U.S. contends Iran is developing a nuclear bomb
and points to the IAEA's denouncement of Iran for not cooperating
with inspectors. But IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei
has also denounced the U.S.'s for its own nuclear policy which
some say is counterproductive in encouraging other countries,
like Iran, not to develop the bomb. Mitch Jeserich has the
story from Washington DC.
[top]
Pro Chavez Rallies in Venezuela
The campaign to recall Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez
has entered its final week with what many say was the pro-Chavez
camp's largest demonstration ever this last Sunday. Despite
polls that show Chavez in the lead, Venezuela's opposition
is still confident it will win the vote. Greg Wilpert and
Carol Delgado filed this report from Caracas, Venezuela.
[top]
Shrimp Tarrifs
The US Department of Commerce has ruled to impose tariffs
on imported shrimp, citing that 6 nations have violated Free
Trade agreements. President Bush is enforcing the tariffs,
as he looks to garner votes throughout the South, where shrimping
remains a vital domestic industry. FSRN's Mark Antokas has
the story.
[top]
Unity Rally and Related Legislation
Transgender communities and allies are applauding a decision
by the Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation's largest
gay and lesbian organizations, to only support federal legislation
that includes language covering transgender people. But even
as advocates and community leaders celebrate what they call
a final step toward unity, other members of the community
are pointing out lines of division that still stand. From
our DC Bureau, Darby Hickey reports that transgender people
who are poor or people of color are still finding inclusion
elusive.
[top]
Indegenous World Youth Conference
In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly declared August
9 International Day of the World's Indigenous People. About
300 million indigenous or aboriginal, people inhabit the earth.
While their goals and aspirations differ, representatives
from these groups are finding common ground at the third international
youth festival being held in Barcelona, Spain. 12,000 young
people from 50 different countries have come together to discuss
how they can effect change at different levels of government.
FSRN´s Avishay Artsy filed has more from Barcelona.
[top]
Lakota Lawsuit Against the Catholic Church
American Indians in South Dakota have filed a lawsuit against
the Catholic Church, citing physical and emotional abuse they
and their ancestors suffered during their time in Catholic
boarding schools. Defendants in the case include the Catholic
Dioceses of Rapid City and Sioux Falls, Benedictine monks,
the Sisters of St. Francis, and the Franciscan Sisters of
Penance and Christian Charity. FSRN correspondent Jim Kent
spoke to plaintiffs in the lawsuit to examine the impact on
the generations of American Indians who were forced to attend
Christian boarding schools.
[top]
|
Listen
to the show 
Help
stream
download
