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Today's lead stories:
Preview of Condi Hearing
Iraqi's React to Graner Sentence ~ FSRN Exclusive
MLK day: Part 1: Beyond Vietnam
MLK day: Part 2: Religious Group Offers a Prayer to End to
Abortion
MLK day: Part 3: State of the Dream Report 2005
MLK day: Part 4: Still no Justice in the Case of Harry Moore
Tsunami update from Sri Lanka
Repercussions of WTO's Quota Ban on Egyptian Textiles Workers
FSRN Headlines
Calling on MLK Heritage in Call for Peace
Calling on the heritage of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr., a faith based group in Connecticut made a plea
for peace in Iraq beginning with a reading of the names of
U.S. service members and Iraqi civilians who have died in
the most recent military action. Melinda Tuhus files this
report from the demonstration.
Abu Ghraib US Military Leader Sentenced
The US military reservist accused of leading the physical
and sexual torture at Abu Ghraib prison was sentenced to 10
years in a military stockade. From KPFT, Renee Feltz reports.
Palestinians Try to Restrain Violence Within
Israeli government officials promise an unrestricted attack
on Gaza if new Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is unable
to control the violence in Palestine. Yet over the weekend
four large-scale Israeli military assaults this left twelve
Palestinians dead. Mohamed Omar reports from Gaza.
Former Chinese Leader Dies
The former leader of the communist party in China, put into
hiding after he refused to use military force against protesting
students in Tiananmen Square, has died today. Severine Bardon
reports from Beijing.
Seniors Protest in Russia Over Benefits
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is granting concessions
to protesting retirees who halted traffic in St. Petersburg
over the weekend. Beginning January 1st, benefits for seniors,
veterans and other retirees were stopped in favor of a small
monthly stipend for transportation and subsidized medicine,
utilities and telephone service. In one Moscow suburb a senior
citizen hit a bus driver with his cane when the driver asked
for the fare. Local officials have decided to continue free
transport for now. Last week, the cabinet said they were to
raise the rate by 15-percent. But, President Putin says he
may fire his cabinet because he ordered reforms that would
not worsen the plight of the elderly. Political analysts say
that there will be a new wave of protests in two weeks after
January’s utility bills are received.
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Preview of Condi Hearing - 3:40
Starting tomorrow the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee will
hear testimony from National Security Advisor Condaleezza
Rice to become the next Secretary of State. Mitch Jeserich
brings us this preview.
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Iraqi's React to Graner Sentence ~ FSRN Exclusive
- 2:55
Iraqis living outside the country registered today for the
elections planned for January 30 while guerrillas in the country
attacked this weekend in provinces the U-S military has deemed
safe to hold elections. Violence continued today with a pair
of car bombings that killed eight Iraqi army soldiers and
at least eight civilians. Also over the weekend, Iraqis reacted
with contempt but little surprise as Charles Graner received
a ten-year prison sentence for his role in torture at Abu
Ghraib prison. David Enders has this report from Baghdad.
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MLK day: Part 1: Beyond Vietnam - 1:03
Today is Martin Luther King Jr day. We listen to a clip
of his 1967 "Beyond Vietnam" speech.
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MLK day: Part 2: Religious Group Offers a Prayer
to End to Abortion - 1:24
Meanwhile today in a Senate office building, right behind
the FSRN office, a gathering of over 1000 youth from "The
Cause" came to pray for the end to Roe v Wade. FSRN's
Deepa Fernandes and Christopher Sprinkle talked with organizer
Chrystal Chamacho.
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MLK day: Part 3: State of the Dream Report 2005
- 2:32
A new report released today said that under President Bush,
people of color have slid further away from Dr. King's dream.
After steady economic gains in the 1990s, Latinos, African
Americans and other people of color have actually lost ground
since 2000, according to United for a Fair Economy’s
report "State of the Dream 2005". We're joined by
the author of the report, Dedrick Muhammad.
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MLK day: Part 4: Still no Justice in the Case of
Harry Moore - 3:14
While the nation marks the legacy and sacrifices of Civil
Rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr., some would say the
nation has indeed progressed very little in terms of bringing
justice to African American communities for past crimes. Fifty
–Four years ago, in 1951, a bomb was placed and exploded
under the Florida home of African American Harry T. Moore,
killing him and his wife Harriette. The Moores were active
in registering African-Americans to vote in the Democratic
Party. Although it was widely suspected that the Orlando faction
of the Ku Klux Klan was responsible for the murders, no one
has ever been brought to justice. FSRN's Mark Antokas has
more.
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Tsunami update from Sri Lanka - 3:02
US Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz is visiting the
tsunami devastated country of Sri Lanka as that nation still
struggles to get aid to affected peoples. Meanwhile, despite
initial objections by the Sri Lankan government, the head
of the UN World Food Programme James Morris met a Sri Lankan
Tamil Tiger leader in the north of Sri Lanka this past weekend.
Ponniah Manikavasagam reports from Sri Lanka
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Repercussions of WTO's Quota Ban on Egyptian Textiles
Workers - 3:02
On New Year's day, the World Trade Organization banned all
international quotas on ready made garments, clearing the
way for low-wage leaders China and India to take the lions
share of the textile market in Europe and America. The decision
is having repercussions across the developing world, as owners
scramble to cut wages to preserve their profits while staying
competitive. From Cairo, Aaron Glantz reports.
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