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Today's lead stories:
Porter Goss Nominated to Head CIA
Government Data Mining
Bolivian Gas Project Alternatives Presented
Mongolian Parliament in Crisis
US Elections and Implications in the Niger Delta
Zapatista Caracoles Anniversary
FSRN Headlines
A federal judge is holding a Time Magazine reporter in contempt
of court for refusing to give testimony in the investigation
of which federal official named a CIA operative. The judge
ruled that freedom of the press protections are irrelevant
in the case of “a grand jury acting in good faith.”
The editor of the Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting’s
magazine “Extra,” Jim Naureckas said, anonymity
is key tool for journalists to obtain essential information
but is being misused in this situation. SOUND 0:26. The investigation
is centered on finding the Bush administration official or
officials who gave the name of Valerie Plame to columnist
Robert Novak. Knowingly identifying a CIA operative is a felony,
punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Plame’s husband,
former ambassador Joseph Wilson, claims the official mentioned
Plame’s name as a threat for Wilson’s criticism
against President Bush charge that Saddam Hussein tried to
buy uranium from Niger. Penalties for contempt against the
reporter, Matthew Cooper and the magazine are on hold pending
appeal.
Political remnants of the apartheid party in South Africa
will be joining the ruling party. Na’eem Jeenah reports
from Johannesburg.
An estimated 40-thousand people took to the streets in Germany
last night to protest against the Coalition government's controversial
package of economic and social reforms. As Guy Degen reports,
the biggest single demonstration was in the East German city
of Magdeburg where over 12-thousand protestors turned out.
More than 300 city workers in Billings, Montana started their
third day of a strike. Sarah Turner with the Workers Independent
News Service explains why.
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Porter Goss Nominated to Head CIA
President Bush nominated Republican Representative Porter
Goss of Florida to be the next Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency. Goss has chaired the secretive House Intelligence
Committee for the past 8 years, was a proponent of the USA
Patriot Act and is a co-sponsor of a proposal known as Patriot
Act II. Mitch Jeserich reports from DC.
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Government Data Mining
On Monday, The American Civil Liberties Union or ACLU, launched
a campaign to ask businesses to reject government requests
to turn over information on customers and their transactions.
WPFW's Selina Musuta has more.
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Bolivian Gas Project Alternatives Presented
As gas prices rise, the Bolivian Congress is debating energy
policy. Although President Mesa's proposal is receiving the
most attention, Bolivian social organizations are presenting
their alternative legislation today. From La Paz, FSRN's Shanon
Young has the story.
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Mongolian Parliament in Crisis
Mongolia held its fifth democratic election on June 27,
the outcome of which left local parties no choice but to form
a national coalition government. The newly elected Parliament
has yet to find a compromise however, and is neglecting national
legislative issues to focus on the Parliament's internal power
struggle. Severine Bardon reports from Mongolia.
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US Elections and Implications in the Niger Delta
No other US administration has taken as much interest in
Nigeria's Niger Delta region and adjourning Gulf of Guinea
as the Bush administration. The oil rich region is the alternative
source of oil for the US following the administration's plans
to reduce dependence on oil from the Middle East. Some Nigerians
believe if President Bush retains power, one of his objectives
will be to continue his unfinished agenda of stepping up oil
flow from the Gulf of Guinea and the adjourning Niger Delta
to the United States. Free Speech Radio News correspondent
Sam Olukoya reports from the Niger Delta.
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Zapatista Caracoles Anniversary
Three days of festivities ending late on Monday night marked
the First Anniversary of the Birth of the Zapatista Caracoles
and the Formation of the Councils of Good Governments held
in the five autonomous and rebel regions in Chiapas, México.
Luz Ruiz reports from Rebel Territory.
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