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Today's lead stories:
United Nations Begins Month-Long Conference on Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Historic Vote for the Organization of American States
New Fears of White Nationalism Working its Way into National
Policy
GMOs More Likely to Show Up in the Mexican Food Supply
Thousands Rally in New York Against War and Nuclear Arms
Immigrant Workers March on May Day in Los Angeles
FSRN Headlines
Italians Challenge Pentagon Report
The Italian government is contradicting a Pentagon report
that absolves a US soldier of any wrong doing in the killing
of an Italian intelligence officer in Iraq. Diletta Varlesce
reports from Brescia.
Sudan Confirms CIA Ties
The government of Sudan has confirmed its "strong relationship"
with US intelligence agencies, despite being labeled by the
Bush administration as a state sponsor of terrorism. Ingrid
Drake from the DC Radio Co-op has this report.
Chilean Protest Marred by Violence
Union leaders say they will hold another demonstration to
counter the violence that marred yesterday’s labor protests
in Chile. Jorge Garratón reports from Santiago.
Indonesian Workers Say Legislation Helps Multinationals
5-thousand Indonesian workers, most of them women, called
on officials to ignore new legislation and instead demanded
more job security and better working conditions. Meggy Margiyono
has the story from Jakarta.
Nepalese March for Restoration of Freedoms
The five largest parliamentary parties in Nepal are appealing
to the international community in a joint statement today.
They say, “the lifting of the state of emergency, which
is only on paper, has been announced just to soften national
and international pressures.” Yesterday the King of
the Himalayan nation lifted the state of emergency he declared
when he took absolute control at the beginning of February.
More than 10-thousand marchers in Nepal demanded a restoration
of democratic freedoms yesterday. Two days ago, there was
a one-day strike at all educational institutions to protest
the unprovoked shooting of a Unified Marxist Leninist student
at a conference.
Some mobile phone service has been restored and Nepalese officials
have released 2 of the estimated 3-thousand political prisoners.
There are rampant reports of a "reign of terror"
perpetuated by the government Security Forces who claim they
aim to stop a Maoist insurgency. Michael Van De Veer prepared
that report from Kathmandu.
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United Nations Begins Month-Long Conference on Nuclear
Non-Proliferation (3:31)
The United Nations kicks off a month-long conference today
to review the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. The conference
started on edge, as Iran announced plans to continue their
nuclear energy program, which they say is safe and for non-weapon
use. North Korea also launched a test missile into waters
near Japan yesterday. FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell has more,
from the United Nations.
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Historic Vote for the Organization of American States
(2:37)
Foreign ministers throughout the hemisphere gathered today
in Washington, D.C., for a special session of the Organization
of American States, or OAS. Their task was to elect a secretary-general,
the leader of the 34-nation body. The results were nearly
unanimous
ACTUALITY: Un voto en blanco, dos abstenciones, y 31 votos
a favor de José Miguel Insulza. [applause]
With two abstentions and one blank ballot, 31 countries voted
for Chilean Interior Minister José Miguel Insulza.
The vote is a blow to the U.S. government, which traditionally
handpicks the OAS chief and which backed another candidate
until just last week. Chip Mitchell reports from the Colombian
capital, Bogotá.
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New Fears of White Nationalism Working its Way into
National Policy (4:05)
The Minutemen ended their month long patrol of the US-Mexico
border in Arizona this weekend. Many credit the national attention
they received with putting Congress on the brink of passing
the anti-immigration measure known as the Real ID Act. The
Minutemen, along with supporters such as the Federation for
American Immigration Reform OR FAIR, were in Washington last
week lobbying Congress to pass the Real ID Act. While they
were warmly received by some of the most powerful Republican
lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Mitch Jeserich reports that these
same groups are being accused of promoting white nationalism.
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GMOs More Likely to Show Up in the Mexican Food Supply
(4:19)
Although little is known in Mexico about genetically modified
organisms in the food supply, the presence of GMOs is likely
to become much more common due to a new law that goes into
affect today. Shannon Young has the story in Oaxaca.
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Thousands Rally in New York Against War and Nuclear
Arms (2:35)
Up to 40,000 people rallied in New York City yesterday against
the war in Iraq and for nuclear disarmament, in advance of
a meeting at the United Nations this month to review the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty. The treaty must be reviewed every
five years and is in danger of collapsing because of several
loopholes that allow proliferation to continue. Those attending
included 40 mayors from 30 countries who are members of Mayors
for Peace, as well as several hundred Japanese, including
some Hibakusha, or survivors of the atom bomb attacks on Hiroshima
and Nagasaki 60 years ago. Melinda Tuhus reports from New
York.
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Immigrant Workers March on May Day in Los Angeles
(3:03)
Thousands of immigrant workers and their advocates marched
through the streets of downtown Los Angeles this weekend to
mark International Workers Day. The event was organized by
the Multi-Ethnic Immigrant Workers Organizing Network, or
MIWON, an umbrella group of five community labor organizations.
Workers and advocates called on elected officials to pass
legislation to promote workers rights and legalization. Ngoc
Nguyen reports.
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