Home > Programs
> FSRN
> Mon., Mar. 21, 2005
FSRN
FREE SPEECH RADIO NEWS
Thanks to FSRN.org
for making the daily programs available to Pacifica.org
Today's lead stories:
Disability Rights Groups Support Keeping Terri Shiavo Alive
Kofi Annan Says United Nations Needs Overhaul
Protestors in Hollywood Demonstrate Against War
Protest in Boston Leads to 5 Arrests
20,000 People Demonstrate in Istanbul
Supreme Court Will Not Hear Appeal in the Case of Zaccarias
Moussaoui
Alternative to an Oil Driven Society
American Doctors Reflect on Injuries Sustained in Iraq
FSRN Headlines
Nepal Locked Down Tight
The streets of Katmandu remain unusually quiet as taxies,
trucks, rickshaws and the thousands of motorcycles that usually
fill the streets are virtually absent. About two-dozen student
and youth leaders were arrested in the Kathmandu Valley after
staging rallies last week demanding the restoration of democracy.
Many of the leaders of the major political parties remain
in jail or under house-arrest. On February-1 the king of Nepal
issued a Royal Proclamation suspending all civil liberties
in the Hindu Kingdom. All rights of assembly, political protest,
broadcast, publication, by individuals, political parties,
student, professional or trade organizations have been met
with brutal repression. Maoists vow to continue their People’s
War and control approximately 80-percent of the nation. They
are also threatening to cut off supplies to the capital in
April. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,
Louis Arbor, reporting on the situation in Nepal, at the Convention
of UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva said “continued
viability of the national human rights institution had come
under question.” Michael Van De Veer provided that report
from Kathmandu, Nepal.
CA Energy Company to Pay Claims, Admits No Responsibility
California Energy giant Unocal still denies responsibility
for alleged human rights violations but plaintiffs will be
compensated in a settlement announced today. Lisa Wu has more
from KPFA in Berkeley.
UK Attorney General Stalls Prosecution for Iraqi's Death
Lawyers are threatening to take the British Attorney General
to court because of his failure to prosecute soldiers involved
in the death of an Iraqi in custody. Naomi Fowler reports
from London.
[top]
Disability Rights Groups Support Keeping Terri Shiavo
Alive
In the wee hours of the morning, Congress passed, and President
Bush signed, a measure to require a federal judge to review
whether a feeding tube should be reinserted into Terry Shiavo.
Critics of the measure say that Congress has overstepped its
bounds by meddling into family matters and violating state
rights as well as the rights of Terry Shaivo, whose husband
claims she would not want to live in a persistent vegetative
state. But about 26 disability rights groups support keeping
Shaivo alive, saying pulling her feeding tube perpetuates
a standard of legal medical killing of people with severe
disabilities. Mitch Jeserich reports from Washington.
[top]
Kofi Annan Says United Nations Needs Overhaul
Calling for the boldest changes since the implementation
of the United Nations 60 years ago, Secretary General Kofi
Annan urged world leaders today to adopt a reform package
to overhaul the organization. Included in Annan's report are
expanding the Security Council, reforming the Human Rights
Commission, clearly defining terrorism and setting new rules
on when military force should be used. Joining us to talk
about Anna's report is Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute
for Policy Studies.
[top]
Protestors in Hollywood Demonstrate Against War
Some 10,000 protestors marched through Hollywood this weekend
joining worldwide demonstrations to commemorate the anniversary
of the invasion of Iraq and demand an end to war. From KPFK
in Los Angeles, FSRN's Page Getz files this sound collage.
[top]
Protest in Boston Leads to 5 Arrests
Protestors this weekend often came up against confrontations
with police. Two- to-three-thousand people rallied on the
Boston Common on Sunday afternoon. Afterward, several hundred
marched through downtown Boston in an un-permitted protest
that ended with five arrests. Melinda Tuhus reports.
[top]
20,000 People Demonstrate in Istanbul
Rallies against the invasion and ongoing occupation of Iraq
where staged around the world- marking a global day of action.
About 20,000 people demonstrated in Istanbul. FSRN's Ozhan
Onder has more.
[top]
Supreme Court Will Not Hear Appeal in the Case of
Zaccarias Moussaoui
The Supreme Court today declined to hear an appeal in the
case of Zaccarias Moussaoui, letting stand a lower court's
decision to deny Moussaoui's attorneys access to potential
witnesses in US detention. Moussaoui is the first person accused
of involvement in the September 11th 2001 hijackings being
tried in US courts. From our DC Bureau, Darby Hickey reports.
[top]
Alternative to an Oil Driven Society
As the US Congress took a step forward to open up oil exploration
in Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge last week, crude oil
prices reached an all-time high of $57 per barrel on the world
market. The ripple effect can be seen at gas stations around
the US. FSRN's Vinny Lombardo looks at the causes and examines
some alternatives to an oil driven society.
[top]
American Doctors Reflect on Injuries Sustained in
Iraq
According to the Department of Defense, over 14,000 U.S.
troops have been wounded in Iraq. Engaged in a war with no
frontlines and heavy use of explosives, young soldiers who
enter battle in prime physical condition leave with severe
injuries. Upon return to the U.S., soldiers often face precarious
medical treatment. Two American doctors who have treated patients
in Afghanistan, Germany, Kuwait and near the combat zone in
Iraq have now returned to their home base in Denver, Colorado.
Maria Callier has more.
[top]
|
Listen
to the show 
Help
stream
download
