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Today's lead stories:
Humanitarian Disaster Imminent in Lebanon
Condoleezza Rice Starts Middle East Diplomatic Mission
Israel Censoring Journalists
Death Toll in Iraq Continues to Mount as Iraqi PM Plans Trip
to Washington
Nepalese Agricultural Workers Fight for Land and Employment
Oaxaca’s Popular Movement Under Attack
FSRN Headlines
DOHA ROUND COLLAPSES
World Trade Organization talks have fallen apart in Geneva.
The current round of global trade talks, known as the Doha
round, collapsed due mostly to disagreements over US agriculture
subsidies and conditions for the reduction of tariffs in developing
countries. The WTO's director general says that new trade
talks will not happen before the end of the year.
WEST BANK INCURSIONS
In the West Bank, Israeli forces have killed nine civilians
and completely demolished the Palestinian Authority headquarters
during a four-day invasion in the city of Nablus before withdrawing
its troops on Sunday. Manar Jibrin has the story.
UPDATE FROM SOMALIA
Reports of Ethiopian troops in Somalia have sparked protests
in the southern part of the country, controlled by the Union
of Islamic Courts. Ethiopian officials said last week that
their troops were prepared to invade Somalia when the Islamist
militias began to take up positions near the seat of the transitional
government in Baidoa. While multiple media outlets are reporting
that Ethiopian solders are present inside of Somalia, the
Ethiopian government has yet to confirm this.
LANDSLIDE IN KASHMIR QUAKE ZONE
12 people have died in a mudslide in Pakistan administered
Kashmir, triggered by Heavy monsoon rains over the last two
days. Shahnawaz Khan reports.
"ECO-SABOTAGE" DEFENDANTS
Six of 13 people arrested last year in a nationwide FBI sweep
and indicted for actions attributed to the Earth Liberation
and Animal Liberation Front have entered guilty pleas in a
court in Eugene, Oregon. FSRN's Julie Sabatier has more.
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Humanitarian Disaster Imminent in Lebanon
(4:44)
As the conflict in Lebanon stretches into its thirteenth
day, Israeli ground troops engaged in heavy fighting with
Hezbollah fighters after pushing forward from the southern
Lebanese border. Israeli military sources say that two Hezbollah
fighters were captured today, the first since Hezbollah captured
two Israeli soldiers on July 12. Israel's death toll stands
at 37, with 17 people killed by Hezbollah rockets. The Lebanese
government says that more than 380 Lebanese civilians have
been killed; more than 30 civilians were killed over the weekend.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Lebanon
today to try to avert a full-scale war, but international
diplomatic efforts have failed to produce a deal that is acceptable
to Hezbollah or Israel. Meanwhile, Israel continues its offensive
in the south, hammering villages around the southern Lebanese
coastal city of Tyre. FSRN’s Jackson Allers reports
from Tyre.
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Condoleezza Rice Starts Middle East Diplomatic Mission
(2:58)
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise
visit to Beirut today - her first stop in a series of meetings
with world leaders to discuss the ongoing Middle East conflict.
Top priorities for her meeting with Lebanese officials include
providing humanitarian aid to its citizens and helping Lebanon
gain control of Hezbollah. As FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell reports,
Rice won't be meeting with two key players in the conflict
- Hezbollah and Syria.
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Israel Censoring Journalists (3:57)
As the dual Israeli invasions of Lebanon and Palestine continue
unabated, local and international journalists covering the
conflict have been affected by orders from the Israeli military
censor's office not to report successful hits by Hezbollah
into Israel, and a number of media claim to have been directly
targeted by Israeli strikes. Saed Bannoura reports from Beit
Sahour, Palestine.
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Death Toll in Iraq Continues to Mount as Iraqi PM
Plans Trip to Washington (2:53)
Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is heading to Washington
for talks with George Bush. Many of Maliki's supporters in
Parliament urged him not make the trip, in protest of Israel's
invasion of Lebanon. But Maliki said he will proceed with
his visit and that he will press for an end to what he called
"Israeli aggression." The Prime Minister's trip
to Washington comes a day after more than 100 people died
in bombings in Iraq. Aaron Glantz has more.
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Nepalese Agricultural Workers Fight for Land and
Employment (1:53)
Formerly bonded agricultural workers, called Kamaiyas, have
staged indefinite sit-ins throughout south-western Nepal,
since July 18. Workers are demanding that the government honor
pledges made six years ago, when it declared bonded labor
illegal - instantly freeing more than 35,000 Kamaiyas from
bondage. Along with that freedom came a pledge to grant the
workers enough land and employment to lead a dignified life.
Although the government did initially provide most of them
with what was promised, about 20,000 did not receive the land
and jobs that were pledged, and six years later, many of them
lead a nomadic life. Kamaiyas has a flicker of hope with Nepal’s
new government, which came into power in April. As FSRN’s
PC Dubey reports from Katmandu, after a week of protest, the
new administration is taking actions toward fulfilling the
pledge.
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Oaxaca’s Popular Movement Under Attack
(3:11)
The ongoing political situation in Oaxaca, Mexico remains
tense. Public school teacher, student, and citizen groups
continue to demand the resignation of the state’s governor,
and carry out actions that show authorities have very little
control in the state. Today, the official festivities of Guelaguetza
- a pre Colombian tradition that has since been converted
into a high-dollar tourist spectacle - was suspended. Social
movements in the state of Oaxaca have formed a popular assembly
and declared it the new state government. Groups associated
with the popular assembly have been organizing an alternative
Guelaguetza in public spaces, and free of charge. But the
popular uprising underway in Oaxaca hasn't been met without
resistance from local authorities. On Saturday, gunmen in
plainclothes shot at the university's radio station building
while students and activists calling for the governor's resignation
were broadcasting live. FSRN’s Vladimir Flores reports.
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