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Today's lead stories:
Bush Lands In Iraq
LA Sheriffs Storm South Central Farm
Logging Set To Begin After Weakening Roadless Rules
GITMO Family Members Fearful After Suicides
Mexican Presidential Elections Analysis
HIV/AIDS & Deaf Community In Uganda
FSRN Headlines
AIR STRIKES AND INFIGHTING IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES
Two Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed at least eleven Palestinians,
including two children, and injured at least twenty others
today. This, amidst Palestinian in-fighting in the West Bank
and Gaza Strip. Manar Jibrin reports.
An Israeli jet fighter fired two missiles at a Palestinian
car thought to be transporting members of Islamic Jihad. The
Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip today killed eleven
civilians, including two children, and injured some twenty
others. A second Israeli missile struck the same location
just minutes later, killing at least four paramedics. On Monday,
members of Al Aqsa martyrs brigade, the armed wing of Fatah,
released a Hamas lawmaker, Khalil Rabai, whom they had abducted
earlier in the evening. This came in the wake of the violence
that erupted Monday night in the West Bank city of Ramallah
when members of Fatah stormed the buildings of the Palestinian
parliament and the Prime Minster's office in the city and
set fires in both. President Abbas had ordered all Palestinian
security personnel to go on high alert after clashes erupted
in Gaza. A member of the Hamas-controlled Executive Force
was killed in the city of Rafah on Monday. Members of the
Executive Force then surrounded the headquarters of the Fatah-led
Preventive Security force. In the ensuing clashes, two were
killed and several others were injured. For FSRN, Manar Jibrin.
BOMBS IN KIRKUK
A series of bomb blasts rocked the city of Kirkuk in northern
Iraq today. The combination of remote-controlled blasts and
suicide attacks killed at least 16 people and injured dozens
more. It was the most violent day Kirkuk has witnessed since
the 2003 invasion.
BRITISH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE IGNORES GULF WAR SYNDROME
The British government has decided to ignore a ruling which
forced it to recognize Gulf War Syndrome claimed by six thousand
British Gulf war veterans. It's now on a collision course
with the judiciary and with veterans. Naomi Fowler reports
from London.
Not only has the government refused to recognize a ruling
which ordered it to recognize Gulf War syndrome, but president
of the pensions tribunal which made the ruling, Harcourt Concannon,
has accused the ministry of illegally "tampering"
with the process to avoid recognizing the syndrome. The Ministry
of Defense saves millions of pounds by refusing to recognize
it, preventing between 2,000 and 6,000 disabled ex-servicemen
from receiving a supplement to their small pensions. 6,000
British Gulf war veterans claim they are still suffering from
chronic and debilitating illnesses more than a decade later.
Various scientific organizations have concluded that the syndrome
exists as a result of exposure to certain substances in the
Gulf which may have altered some troops' body chemistry. A
government defense spokesman has denied that the government
overturned the ruling. This is Naomi Fowler in London for
Free Speech Radio News.
ROVE WON'T FACE CHARGES IN C.I.A. LEAK CASE
President Bush's chief political adviser and deputy chief
of staff, Karl Rove, will not face an indictment for perjury,
obstruction of justice, and other charges in the investigation
of who leaked a CIA agent's identity. Selina Musuta has more
from Washington, DC.
Special Council Patrick Fitzgerald yesterday informed Karl
Rove's attorney, Robert Luskin, that he does not anticipate
seeking charges against Rove. The 2 1/2 year long investigation
of Rove's involvement in leaking the identity of CIA operative
Valerie Plame to syndicated columnist Robert Novak quickly
turned into an investigation of whether Rove and others lied
to a grand jury over their involvement. It is believed that
Plame's name was leaked in retaliation for critical statements
concerning the justification for the invasion of Iraq made
by her husband, former US ambassador Joseph Wilson. Former
Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, I. Lewis "Scooter"
Libby, is the only person facing indictment in relation to
the CIA leak case. Libby's trial is scheduled for January
2007, where he will face five counts of perjury and obstruction
of justice. Selina Musuta, FSRN, in Washington, DC.
THE COMMUNITY OF ANDEAN NATIONS MEETS
Presidents of the member states of the Community of Andean
Nations, or CAN, will meet today in Quito for internal re-adjustment
after Venezuela's departure from the regional bloc. Diletta
Varlese reports.
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez will not be present when
the Community of Andean Nations meeting opens this afternoon
in Quito. Member nations of the regional bloc include: Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Venezuela left the CAN about a
month ago, in strong disagreement with pending free trade
agreements between the US and Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador.
Bolivian president, Evo Morales, will lead the CAN for the
next 6 months. The goal of the meeting is to reach a new consensus
on regional integration. Venezuela is still willing to negotiate
bi-lateral accords on energy resource management with specific
countries, including Colombia and Ecuador. The CAN meeting
will conclude tonight. For FSRN, Diletta Varlese, La Paz,
Bolivia.
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Bush Lands In Iraq (3:55)
President Bush made a surprise visit to Baghdad for a meeting
with Iraqi ministers. Afterwards, he spoke to American troops
where he told them US troops will remain their until the job
is done. Back in the US, both houses of Congress are gearing
up for a debate over the war. FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell reports.
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LA Sheriffs Storm South Central Farm (3:13)
Hundreds of LA County Sheriffs stormed the South Central
Farm at dawn. Campers inside the Farm were given just minutes
to evacuate. At press time, 7 of the 18 people still inside
the Farm have been arrested, at least was taken in an ambulance.
Those that remain inside include children, one as young as
one-year-old. Aura Bogado reports.
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Logging Set To Begin After Weakening Roadless Rules
(3:12)
In what could set a nation- wide precedent, the U-S forest
service auctioned off three hundred, thirty five acres of
timber in a roadless area in Southern Oregon. This would be
the first logging of a roadless area since the Bush Administration
rolled-back the Roadless Area Protection Rule…Meanwhile,
Oregon 's governor has vowed to file a court injunction to
stop the logging. FSRN's Jacob Fenston Reports From K-B-O-O
in Portland.
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GITMO Family Members Fearful After Suicides
(2:42)
The European Parliament on Tuesday called for the closure
of US prison camps in Guantanamo Bay, saying the fight against
terrorism could not be won at the expense of human rights.
The European Union assembly said detention camps at Guantanamo
Bay were undermining the global combat against terrorism and
violated human rights of prisoners who were being kept there
without accusation or a fair trial. this comes as 3 gitmo
prisoners committed suicide making family members of the other
Arab prisoners even more terrified about their sons who are
held there without trial. Our correspondent in Amman, Jordan,
Oula Farawati met with the family of Ahmad Hassan, one of
the detainees.
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Mexican Presidential Elections Analysis
(3:59)
Mexico's Presidential elections is just over two weeks away
and serious concerns are being raised of potential election
day chaos. Mounting social unrest has added to an already
volatile mix, leading some observers to fear that a potential
post-ballot dispute could quickly turn nasty and further compromise
Mexico's still unconsolidated democratic institutions and
traditions. The two top two contenders, left-leaning Andrés
Manuel López Obrador of the (PRD) and Felipe Calderón
Hinojosa of the ruling conservative (PAN), appear to be in
a virtual tie. We're joined by Michael Lettieri, research
fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs.
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HIV/AIDS & Deaf Community In Uganda
(4:00)
A community of about 500,000 Deaf people in Uganda run a
high risk of being infected with HIV/AIDS due to a disproportionate
lack of access to information about the disease. And as Joshua
Kyalimpa reports, this is partly due to high illiteracy rate
in the Deaf community.
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