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Today's lead stories:
Israel Lobby Pushes Lawmakers to Support Sanctions on Palestine
Increasing Internal Violence in Gaza
Bush and Blair Laud New Iraqi Government But Make No Announcement
for Troop Withdrawal
South Central Farmers Crawl on Their Knees to Mayor Villaraigosa’s
Mansion
San Salvador Atenco Community Members Remain Missing
Commentary from Mumia Abu Jamal: Silence of the Lambs
FSRN Headlines
JORNALISTS TO BE PROSECUTED FOR PUBLISHING SECRETS
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has said that the government
may be able to prosecute journalists who use classified information
in their reports. During an appearance on ABC's "This
Week" Gonzales stated, (quote) "There are some statutes
on the books which, if you read the language carefully, would
seem to indicate that that is a possibility,". Although
the Attorney General did not name the statutes, the New York
Times reports that Gonzales was referring to a World War I
era espionage law that has never been applied to journalists.
STEPPED-UP VIOLENCE IN KASHMIR
Violence has stepped up in Indian administered Kashmir ahead
of a High Profile round table conference that will be chaired
by Indian Prime minister Manmohan Singh in Srinagar this week.
Shahnawaz Khan has more.
MONTENEGRO TO SEPARATE FROM SERBIA
In the Balkans, voters in Montenegro have voted to separate
from Serbia. Preliminary results indicate that the measure
passed by a slim margin. Pro-independence campaigners say
that Montenegro will more likely attain EU membership on its
own. Serbia has been criticized by the EU for failure to capture
and prosecute key figures accused of war crimes during the
Balkan wars of the 1990s. Montenegro entered its union with
Serbia at the end of the first World War.
NOLA ELECTION RESULTS
New Orleans re-elected Ray Nagin as Mayor in a runoff election
held Saturday. The city also gained four new city council
members in the election, in a sweeping removal of incumbents.
Christian Roselund has more.
SHELL REFUSES TO PAY
The Anglo Dutch oil company Shell has lost another legal battle
to avoid paying liability for environmental problems caused
by its operations in Nigeria's Niger Delta region. Sam Olukoya
reports from Lagos.
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Israel Lobby Pushes Lawmakers to Support Sanctions
on Palestine (4:02)
The US House of Representatives is expected to pass expansive
sanctions on Palestine until the ruling Hamas Party recognizes
Israel, and denounces terrorism. The House should vote on
the measure tomorrow, the day Israeli Prime Minister Ehud
Olmert visits Washington DC. As FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell
reports, the powerful Israel lobby was instrumental in convincing
nearly 300 Congressional members to pledge their support to
sanctions.
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Increasing Internal Violence in Gaza (2:44)
A Jordanian diplomat was killed today, and seven other people
were injured as gunmen exchanged heavy fire near the Palestinian
parliament building in Gaza City. Rami Almeghari reports on
the fresh outbreak of internal conflict, which has been escalating
since a 3000-member force has been deployed to the Gaza Strip
by order of Palestinian interior minister.
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Bush and Blair Laud New Iraqi Government But Make
No Announcement for Troop Withdrawal (3:40)
George Bush and Tony Blair trumpeted the creation of a new
Iraqi government today. Blair flew to Baghdad and held a press
conference with new Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Kamal al-Maliki.
Meanwhile, Bush addressed The National Restaurant Association
in Chicago, where he called the new Iraqi Government "something
new" - a constitutional democracy in the heart of the
Middle East. Both Bush and Blair refused to give a timeline
for withdrawal of their armies from Iraq, and it remains unclear
how much authority the new Iraqi government will have with
over 150,000 foreign troops occupying the country. FSRN's
Aaron Glantz and Salam Talib have more.
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South Central Farmers Crawl on Their Knees to Mayor
Villaraigosa’s Mansion (2:08)
Over 100 South Central Farmers and their supporters participated
in a Spiritual Procession to LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s
mansion in posh Hancock Park this weekend. The farmers are
holding constant demonstrations throughout the city in a last-ditch
attempt to save the 14-acre green space. The South Central
Farm is the largest urban farm in the country. Farmers say
the City sold the land to Ralph Horowitz in a secret back-room
deal. The Trust for Public Land negotiated a 30-day purchase
agreement with Horowitz, which hinges on the City matching
$5-million that has already been put up by a private foundation.
Villaraigosa campaigned and garnered the support of Farmers
in his bid for Mayor, and recently stated he would secure
the money, but about one week ago, Villaraigosa’s office
stated that they will not match the funds.
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San Salvador Atenco Community Members Remain Missing
(5:30)
Mexico has been picked to preside over the new United Nations
Human Rights Council, despite multiple criticisms from governmental
and non-governmental organizations regarding the way the Mexican
government handled the massive police operation in San Salvador
Atenco earlier this month. Human rights organizations say
that many women were sexually abused during and after the
raid of the small town, and that weeks later a number of people
are still missing. FSRN’s Vladimir Flores files this
report.
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Commentary from Mumia Abu Jamal: Silence of the Lambs
(2:32)
"The recent report that the nation's largest phone
companies turned over data on millions of Americans is less
surprising than the somewhat muted response it has evoked."
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