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Today's lead stories:
Cities in US and Mexico Mobilize to Support San Salvador Atenco
Other Campaign Supporter Assassinated in Oaxaca
Possible Internal Clashes within New Israeli Coalition Government
A Look at Local Elections in England
New Report Indicates The Poor Make Up Bulk of Military Recruits
1,000 Additional Ugandan Troops to be Deployed to Iraq by
Private Contractor
Peruvian Lawmakers to Decide on Free Trade Agreement’s
Future
Remembering Damu Smith
FSRN Headlines
CIA DIRECTOR RESIGNS
The Shake-up continues in the Bush Administration. President
Bush announced today that he accepted the resignation of CIA
Director Porter Goss. Bush thanked Goss and described his
tenure as one of transition, but there was no mention of a
replacement or a reason for his resignation. Goss, a former
congressman from Florida -- took the directorship in September
2004 and began, along with Congress, a restructuring of the
intelligence hierarchy in this country with the establishment
of a National Intelligence Director.
SOUTH AMERICAN ENERGY SUMMIT
THE Presidents OF Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil
met yesterday to discuss the effects of Bolivia's recent nationalization
of its hydrocarbons, and the future of energy integration
in South America. Mike Fox has more from Caracas.
DOMESTIC WORKERS MEET AND ORGANIZE IN LIMA
Organized domestic workers have just wrapped up an international
meeting in Lima, Peru - marking a continuation in their historic
worker-based struggle since 1988 to fight for basic labor
protections in one of the world's most marginalized professions.
Kristy Li Puma reports from Lima.
MALT LIQUOR LICENSE FOR SACRED SITE
A mega-biker bar and concert venue to be located 2 miles from
the base of Bear Butte has been given a second go-ahead by
county commissioners in South Dakota. Bear Butte is sacred
to 30 Great Plains tribes. Efforts by hundreds of local residents
to bring the issue to a county-wide vote were dismissed by
the County Commissioners Thursday morning. Jim Kent reports.
ART CONTROVERSY ON CAMPUS
Artwork by Palestinian children has generated a controversy
on the campus of Brandeis University in Massachusetts. Chuck
Rosina has more.
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT POSSE
The Sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County has announced that
deputies and a volunteer posse will begin patrolling streets
in and around Phoenix in search of undocumented immigrants.
The squad has been empowered to make arrests and to enforce
the county's interpretation of a new Arizona smuggling law.
Undocumented immigrants will be charged with conspiracy to
commit human smuggling for smuggling themselves into the country.
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Cities in US and Mexico Mobilize to Support San
Salvador Atenco (2:13)
In Mexico, at least 2000 riot-clad, armed federal policemen
raided the town of San Salvador Atenco Thursday with tear
gas and bullets. Mexican officials say that over 200 people
have been arrested, and one 14-year-old, Javier Cortés
Santiago, was killed Wednesday, when police clashed with the
People's Front in Defense of the Land over the eviction of
flower sellers from a street market in nearby Texcoco. At
a press conference yesterday, this Atenco resident describes
what happened when police raided the town early this morning.
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Other Campaign Supporter Assassinated in Oaxaca (1:36)
Besides today’s demonstration in LA, similar actions
are taking place outside Mexican Consulate offices in New
York and San Francisco. Cities around Mexico are also participating
in solidarity mobilizations for the survivors of violence
at Atenco. Hundreds of people in Guadalajara, Monterrey, Cuernavaca
and Mexico City participated in different actions. In Oaxaca,
teachers and social organizations, marched to condemn political
violence – and yesterday, one resident of the autonomous
municipality of San Blas Atempa was assassinated in the south
of Oaxaca, where Subcomandante Marco participated in support
actions in February. FSRN’s Vladimir Flores reports.
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Possible Internal Clashes within New Israeli Coalition
Government (3:16)
When Israel’s new Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his
Cabinet were sworn in late Thursday, Olmert told the Parliament
that Israel must be prepared for further withdrawals from
the West Bank. He stressed that if necessary, these withdrawals
could be carried out without negotiation with the Palestinians.
But Irris Makler reports from Jerusalem that not all the members
of his coalition government support his controversial plan.
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A Look at Local Elections in England (2:21)
England’s local election results are in after voters
headed to the polls yesterday. Tony Blair’s Labour party
was pushed into third place, repeating it’s experience
in last year’s national elections; another of their
worst post-war results. FSRN’s Naomi Fowler reports
from London.
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New Report Indicates The Poor Make Up Bulk of Military
Recruits (2:31)
A new report issued by The National Priorities Project reveals
the numbers relating to the class and race of military recruits.
Washington Editor Leigh Ann Caldwell has more about the report,
which indicates the poor make up the predominant portion of
recruits.
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1,000 Additional Ugandan Troops to be Deployed to
Iraq by Private Contractor (2:48)
Another batch of about 1,000 Ugandan troops will be deployed
to Iraq this weekend. The first group of 422 people was sent
to the war-ravaged nation early last year. The deployment
of Ugandans, done by private companies, is a controversial
issue because the government doesn't want to take responsibly
in case of loss of life. Opposition and civil society groups
want the Ugandan government to officially announce that they
have joined the war as an ally or back off completely. Joshua
Kyalimpa reports from Kampala.
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Peruvian Lawmakers to Decide on Free Trade Agreement’s
Future (2:26)
Peruvian voters will head to the polls later this month,
to cast their pick between 2 run-off candidates: former President
Alan Garcia and nationalist Ollanta Humala. Meanwhile, the
country’s Free Trade Agreement with the US is on stand
by, as the new Congress is deciding whether to complete to
interrupt the pact. FSRN’s Diletta Varlese reports from
Lima.
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Remembering Damu Smith (1:50)
Early this morning, long-time environmental and justice
activist Damu Smith passed away after a fight with colon cancer.
FSRN’s Ingrid Drake and Ryme Katkhouda bring us Damu’s
voice from the DC Radio Co-op Archives.
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