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Today's lead stories:
Yasser Arafat Buried in Ramallah
Bush & Blair Wrap up Talks in DC
Update from Iraq
Kashiris Protest Rape Tactics by Indian Troops
DOJ Stats: Increase of Women and People of Color in Prison
Oil Depletion Graver Threat than Terrorism
FSRN Headlines
AI Condemns Abuses in Haiti
Amnesty International is condemning what they are describing
as summary executions and serious human rights abuses in Haiti.
Following an 18-day investigation, a spokesperson for the
organization is urging the United Nations peacekeeping force
to implement a program of disarmament and investigate the
police. U.S. installed Prime Minister Gerard Latortue has
not commented on the report. But, they have said that supporters
of President Jean Bertrand Aristide and the Lavalas Party
are responsible for fostering much of the violence in the
country. U.S. marines took Aristide out of Haiti. The Bush
administration says they were protecting Aristide and his
family. Aristide insists that he was kidnapped and is calling
for immediate democratic elections. At least 170 people have
been killed in political violence. Amnesty International representatives
say they have information on at least 11 summary executions.
Presidential Candidates Call for Ohio Recount
The Greens and Libertarian Presidential candidates are demanding
a recount in the state of Ohio. From Columbus, Evan Davis
reports.
Sri Lankan Peace Process Stalled
The Norwegian peace delegation in Sri Lanka reports today
that they unfortunately see little progress. Ponniah Manikavasagam
reports from Vavuniya.
Nigerian Court Orders Halt to General Strike
A Nigerian court wants workers to put aside their plan to
hold a nationwide strike that would also halt the country’s
oil exports. Sam Olukoya reports from Lagos.
100 Per Day Homeless in Florida
A Federal Emergency Management Agency official said as many
as 100 people per day are becoming homeless in Florida due
to hurricane damage. Andrew Stelzer reports from WMNF in Tampa.
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Yasser Arafat Buried in Ramallah
The late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was buried today
in Ramallah after his body was flown from Egypt where a funeral
was conducted. FSRN correspondent in Ramallah Awad Duaibes
reports.
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Bush & Blair Wrap up Talks in DC
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Bush wrapped
up two days of meetings today. Blair has been urging Bush
to increase US involvement in the Middle East peace process.
But at a joint press conference after their meeting, Bush
was ambivalent about what the US would do, saying the Palestinian’s
must first elect a new government. Mitch Jeserich has more
from Washington DC.
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Update from Iraq
Iraq's US-imposed government today threatened media outlets
to be careful about how they describe members of the Iraqi
resistance and how they describes military operations carried
out by the U.S and interim Iraqi government. Journalists have
been warned not to add patriotic descriptions to members of
the Iraqi resistance and were told to underscore that military
operations in Fallujah did not come about "until all
peaceful means were attempted." The US-appointed Iraqi
High Commission on the Media said that failure to follow the
instructions will require authorities to "take all necessary
measures to safeguard the supreme interest of the homeland."
FSRN's Aaron Glantz has more on today's developments in Iraq.
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Kashiris Protest Rape Tactics by Indian Troops
Citing improved security and economic activity, India’s
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said India will reduce the number
of forces in the disputed territory of Kashmir in the coming
months. This comes as a wave of protests have rocked Indian
administered Kashmir and this week an officer of the Indian
army was accused of raping a woman and her daughter in the
Handwara town of Kashmir. The allegation is the third of its
kind against the Indian army in Kashmir in the last two weeks.
Shahnawaz Khan reports from Srinagar.
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DOJ Stats: Increase of Women and People of Color
in Prison
The rates of women incarcerated in US prisons is rising,
as is the age of inmates according to Department of Justice
statistics released this week. The statistics also show what
anti-prison activists have been saying for a long time: that
the prison system is continuing to grow as more new prisons
are being built leading to increased incarceration rates,
and that black and brown people make up a disproportionate
number of inmates. FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell reports.
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Oil Depletion Graver Threat than Terrorism
The consequences of oil depletion represent more of a threat
to our way of life than the perceived global terrorist threat.
That’s according to many oil industry observers meeting
in London this week. Naomi Fowler reports on an approaching
energy crisis.
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