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Today's lead stories:
Documenting War Crimes in Lebanon
Economic and Social Impacts of The War in Northern Israel
State Sponsored Violence in Oaxacca, Mexico Heats Up
Pakistanis React to the Alleged UK Terrorist Plot
Police Attack on Students in Kashmir
Bush Proposal Could Legalize Degrading Treatment of Detainees
FSRN Headlines
Headlines (4:42)
Israel Begins Ground Offensive/UN Debates Resolution
Today Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has given his approval
for the Israeli Army to begin a ground assault 18 miles into
Lebanon that will reach the Litani River. Meanwhile, it appears
a French proposal for a UN resolution calling for a cease
fire could be voted on tonight. However, reports indicate
that Israel will reject the cease fire resolution, thus likely
meaning opposition from the US as well.. From NY Haider Rizvy
has more.
Britain Names Accused Plotters
Today Britain named 19 people who are accused of a plot to
blow up transatlantic airliners and ordered their assets to
be frozen. Those being held are aged from 17 to 35.. Officials
in Pakistan said security forces in the country had arrested
two British men of Pakistani origin in connection with the
alleged plot, who were picked up in Lahore and Karachi last
week.
US Warns India of Attacks
Meanwhile the US government has warned India of plans of potential
attacks there, but India is downplaying the warning. Binu
Alex has more.
Backpack Searches Ruled Constitutional
In New York a federal appeals court has upheld the constitutionality
of random searches of subway passengers' bags and backpacks.
The searches began last year after the bombings of London's
public transportation system. The New York Civil Liberties
Union sued the city saying the searches violated privacy rights.
Military Onslaught in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, the Tamil Tiger Rebels claim many of their fighters
have been killed as the military opens a new front against
them. Hundreds have been killed in the latest fighting and
thousands left homeless. Ponniah Manikavasagam.
Ugandan Rebels Told Return to Negotiations or Face the Consequences
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And in Uganda, the country's military has told rebels of the
Lords Resistance Army to return to peace talks or face a heavy
onslaught. Emmanuel Okella reports from Kampala.
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Documenting War Crimes in Lebanon (4:40)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered an expansion
of the ground war today, as Israeli military offensive against
Lebanon stretched into the fifth week. Israeli military planes
also fired missiles into neighborhoods just south of central
Beirut and killed at least twelve people while bombing a key
bridge near Lebanon's Northern border with Israel. FSRN's
Jackson Allers reports that as civilian casualty figures mount,
human right's organizations are busy documenting what many
in Lebanon say is a growing list of war crimes being committed
by the Israeli military.
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Economic and Social Impacts of The War in Northern
Israel (3:17)
Up to half of the residents of Israel's Northern port City
of Haifa have fled due to continued Hezbollah rocket fire.
Hezbollah has fired over 3500 rockets in the month long war,
killing 33 Israelis, mainly civilians. From Haifa, Jenka Soderberg
has the story.
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State Sponsored Violence in Oaxacca, Mexico Heats
Up (3:56)
The already tense political situation in the Mexican state
of Oaxacca boiled over in the capital city after gunmen attacked
a march yesterday evening. FSRN Vladimir Flores was on the
scene.
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Pakistanis React to the Alleged UK Terrorist Plot
(2:54)
The Pakistani government claimed today it provided critical
tips that lead to the arrest of 24 people in England, connected
to an alleged attempt to bomb a commercial jetliner as it
flew over the Atlantic. The Pakistani government said some
of the alleged plotters were arrested on Pakistani soil adding:
it is co-operating fully with Western security agencies, and
has arrested hundreds of suspected Al-Qaeda members since
joining George Bush's Global War on Terror following the 9-11
attacks. … From Islamabad, Masror Hussein has more.
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Police Attack on Students in Kashmir (2:41)
Work in Kashmir's colleges were suspended today as the College
teachers Association called for a strike to protest use of
police force inside one of the college in Srinagar. Shahnawaz
Khan reports.
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Bush Proposal Could Legalize Degrading Treatment
of Detainees (3:37)
The Bush Administration is putting together a proposal that
would exempt US officials from being prosecuted for certain
war crimes. Degrading treatment of the detainees would no
longer be punishable under law, according to the proposal,
according to an article in the Washington Post. FSRN's Leigh
Ann Caldwell reports.
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