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Today's lead stories:
300 Arrested at G8
Televised Torture in Iraq
U.S. Central Asian Military Bases Challenged
More on Tom Delay and Corruption
Protests against Eminent Domain Abuse
ACLU Infiltrated by Anti-Immigrant Activists
FSRN Headlines
A federal appeals court ruled that the ban on partial birth
abortions is unconstitutional. The ban includes an exception
to save the life of the mother, but the 8th Circuit Court
of Appeals in St. Louis says that exceptions doesn't go far
enough to regard the health of a woman. The ruling upholds
a prior ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf of Lincoln
Nebraska who heard one of three cases on the issue last year.
A case in New York and San Francisco also ruled the ban unconstitional,
which are also being appealed. Partial Birth Abortion, the
name given to it by opponents, is a procedure in the second
trimester where the fetus' skull is crushed. The issues is
expected to reach the Supreme Court.
And in Florida, a judge refused to enforce a new state law
that requires doctors to call the parents of a minor seeking
an abortion 48 hours before the procedure. Mitch Perry has
more from WMNF in Tampa.
Philipine President Gloria Macagapal Arroyo has lost support
from key allies as calls for her resignation grows. They include
members of the cabinent she fired, a former president, Catholic
Bishops, and in influential business group. Girlie Linau in
Manilla reports.
One day after the bombings in London, recovery teams continue
to pull bodies out of the wreckage that have claimed more
than 50 lives. British officials were quick to blame islamic
fundamentalists, but the possibility remains that British
citizens or others are responsible. As Catherine Galloway
reports, the large Muslim community in London are being cautioned
of a potential backlash
And in Chile, the government will subsidize energy bills
for low income residents as oil prices are high for the approaching
winter season. Jorge Garraton in Santiago.
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300 Arrested at G8 (2:35)
Leaders from the world’s 8 richest nations are wrapping
up their 3-day G8 Summit in Gleneagles, Scotland. Police have
arrest over 300 demonstrators, the bulk of those arrests were
made on Wednesday, when protestors crossed a steel fence designed
to keep them from the Summit’s perimeter. Though the
conference was overshadowed by yesterday’s London train
and bus bombings, the G8 attempted to tackle the issue of
global warming, as well as poverty in Africa. The G8 decided
a meeting to begin a dialogue around reducing greenhouse gases
would begin in November. At a press conference earlier today,
Prime Minister Tony Blair was joined by Nigerian President
Olusegun Obasanjo, to discuss aid to the African continent.
(AUDIO CUT) Although canceling the debts of African countries
was discussed, some wonder if implementing such plans will
truly eradicate the continent’s poverty. Pacifica’s
Daphne Wysham spoke with Stephen Rand of the Jubilee Debt
Campaign about corruption and debt cancellation.
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Televised Torture in Iraq (4:00)
Evidence of torture and abuse in Iraqi detention camps are
emerging across Iraq. Earlier this week, the London Observer
reported that international aid intended to help bolster Iraqi
security forces, is instead being used by paramilitary commando
units that are accused of widespread human rights abuses.
Meanwhile, an evening television program in Iraq is broadcasting
prisoners being tortured and forced to confess. From KPFA
in Berkeley, Eliana Kaya has more.
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U.S. Central Asian Military Bases Challenged
(2:32)
Finishing its July 5th Summit, the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization, headed by China and Russia, is calling on the
United States to institute time limits on how long they will
maintain military bases in Central Asia. Currently, the US
has bases in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan that are involved in
operations in Afghanistan. The demand comes as an Uzbek communiqué
threatens to evict US forces from the K-2 base there, stating
that the arrangement was not meant to go beyond the toppling
of the Taliban and securing Afghanistan from international
terrorists. Some independent observers say the threat is meant
to curb US rhetoric over human rights abuses in Uzbekistan.
Mitch Jeserich reports.
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More on Tom Delay and Corruption (2:23)
Two political associates of US House Majority leader Tom
Delay were re-indicted Thursday on charges of laundering corporate
contributions for Texas lawmakers. From KFPT in Houston, Renee
Feltz has more:
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Protests against Eminent Domain Abuse (3:32)
In an era of political divisiveness, one is seems to be
uniting people across the US political spectrum: eminent domain
abuse. The U.S. Supreme Court last month upheld the right
of the city of New London, Connecticut, and a private development
corporation there, to destroy 15 houses by eminent domain
and build a private complex that includes offices and upscale
homes. The decision fueled national outrage, and triggered
legislative action at the state and federal levels. This week,
several hundred people demonstrated against eminent domain
in New London. FSRN’s Melinda Tuhus reports.
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ACLU Infiltrated by Anti-Immigrant Activists
(3:32)
An ACLU chapter in southern New Mexico has been suspended
after one of their board members was found to be the leader
of a group similar to the Minuteman Project in Arizona. In
Las Cruces, Dolores M. Bernal files this report.
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