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Today's lead stories:
Senators Hold Hearing on Investigations into FBI Allegations
of Detainee Abuse
Exclusive Wake Up Call Interview with Former Guantanamo Detainee
Indian Tea Laborers on Strike
Opposition to Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Continues to Grow
Federal Grand Juries Threaten Political Dissent
Energy Bill Threatens Salmon Monitoring in Idaho
FSRN Headlines
A key house committee takes up the reauthorization of the
USA PATRIOT Act. Mitch Jesserich reports from Capitol Hill.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced an
overhaul of the Department of Homeland Security today. He
said the steps are to improve protection, prevention, and
all hazards of response recovery. His plan, which was not
given in much detail, will focus on border security by eliminating
illegal immigration, tightening all forms of transportation
security, and enhancing information sharing between the federal,
state, and local governments and between other federal agencies.
First Lady Laura Bush left South Africa today to continue
her African AIDS tour in Tanzania and Rwanda where she said
she wants to empower African women. At a protest by mostly
women infected with HIV or AIDS in Capetown today , police
opened fire at the crowds. Rachel Georgia has more from Capetown.
In an outraged statement, a District Court judge ruled that
Native Americans should be wary of information provided by
the U.S. government. Ellen Ratner reports from DC.
The fifth round of Aceh peace talks started in Helsinki yesterday.
Even though the Indonesian government doesn't agree with the
building of local parties, the talks discuss the final draft
of the peace declaration. But as Meggy Margiyono reports from
Jakarta, despite the peace talks, violence continues.
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Senators Hold Hearing on Investigations into FBI
Allegations of Detainee Abuse (4:02)
After investigating 9 FBI allegations of detainee abuse
at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, military investigators
have substantiated seven of those claims; five were authorized
by military commanders. On Capitol Hill, Senators held a hearing
today concerning the first of a series of investigations on
FBI allegations of abuse. Selina Musuta reports.
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Exclusive Wake Up Call Interview with Former Guantanamo
Detainee (2:07)
We bring you an exclusive from Wake Up Call, WBAI's morning
program in New York City. Today, part one of a three part
series highlighting an interview with recently released Guantanamo
detainee Moazzam Begg whose voice has only been heard once
before in the United States. Begg was initially detained at
Bagram air base in Afghanistan. Shortly after, he was transferred
to the notorious, gulag-like Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.
Begg witnessed horrible abuses at the hands of military police
as well as the murder of two fellow prisoners in Bagram.
Begg was kidnapped and detained in Pakistan in 2001 and was
imprisoned without charge or trial. During his time at Guantanamo
Bay, Begg had no contact with his fellow prisoners and was
denied access to daylight and kept in seclusion. Today we
bring you an excerpt where Begg details the psychological
torture he endured which ultimately led to him signing a false
confession. Begg speaks to Wake Up Call's Deepa Fernandes
and Pratap Chetterjee.
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Indian Tea Laborers on Strike (2:12)
Various rounds of talks between labor unions and tea estate
owners in the Indian state of West Bengal, have halted as
the laborers have intensified their strike crippling the tea
industry. While the owners cite high production costs, the
laborers term it as excuses to deny legitimate wages. FSRN
Correspondent Binu Alex has more.
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Opposition to Philippine President Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo Continues to Grow (4:06)
At least 40,000 Filipinos took to the streets in Manila
today in the biggest rally so far against Philippine President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who is battling calls for her resignation
over an electoral fraud scandal. While Arroyo has vowed not
to step down, her opponents warned that her days in power
were already numbered. In Manila, FSRN's Girlie Linao reports.
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Federal Grand Juries Threaten Political Dissent
(2:46)
Three separate federal grand juries have been recently convened
in Northern and Southern California, targeting animal rights
& environmental justice activists. In San Diego yesterday,
two people were jailed for contempt of court after refusing
to answer any of the grand jury's questions. FSRN's Vinny
Lombardo examines how the grand jury process threatens political
dissent.
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Energy Bill Threatens Salmon Monitoring in Idaho
(3:43)
A little-noticed addition to the Energy Bill passed last
month was a rider from Idaho Senator Larry Craig that halts
funding to the Fish Passage Center, which counts and tracks
threatened and endangered salmon runs in the Northwest. Senator
Craig says he is trying to save money by ending redundant
research. Environmentalists, however, say the Fish Passage
Center has a unique and crucial role in the Northwest's Salmon
Recovery efforts, and they believe the rider is the result
of political backlash. Leigh Robartes has more.
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