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Today's lead stories:
What A Democratic Victory Would Mean For The Left
Saddam Hussein Sentenced To Death
Sandanistas Look To Return To Power In Nicaragua
Hundreds Of Thousands Flood The Streets Of Oaxaca
Ibero-American Summit In Uruguay
China-Africa Summit Gets Underway
FSRN Headlines
MILITARY PAPERS CALLS FOR RUMSFELD'S RESIGNATION
Four papers owned by the Military Times published a scathing
editorial today calling for the resignation of Defense Secretary
Donald Rumsfeld. The editorial criticizes Rumsfeld for an
apparent lack of respect for the troops and officials in uniform
and says the defense secretary has lost control of the situation
in Iraq. The editor of the Army Times told CNN that the decision
to run the editorial came after President Bush vowed to keep
Rumsfeld in his position until the end of his presidency.
BEIT HANOUN SIEGE CONTINUES
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya hinted at a press
conference today that he may not be the Prime Minister of
the Palestinian Unity Government currently under negotiation
between the various Palestinian political factions. At the
same time, the Israeli assault on the town of Beit Hanoun,
in the northern Gaza Strip, continues for the sixth straight
day. Saed Bannoura has the latest.
Two teenagers were killed today in Beit Hanoun, bringing
the death toll to 52 since the Israeli invasion began last
Wednesday. Today's deaths came from an Israeli missile strike
on a school bus. A Palestinian woman blew herself up near
a group of Israeli soldiers in Beit Hanoun today, injuring
at least one of them. Also today, hundreds of medical personnel
and dozens of ambulances lined the streets of Beit Hanoun
in commemoration of two paramedics killed on Saturday in an
Israeli attack. Despite the high number of civilian casualties,
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged today to continue
the siege on Beit Hanoun "until the Palestinian resistance
stops firing shells into Israel". For FSRN from imemc.org,
this is Saed Bannoura from Beit Sahour, Palestine.
TALKS IN MOGADISHU
A group of Somali parliamentarians is in Mogadishu today to
try to broker a peace deal with the Islamists that control
the capital city and much of southern and central Somalia.
Abdurahman Warsameh reports from Mogadishu.
The Speaker of the Somalia's federal parliament and 25 parliamentarians
arrived in Mogadishu on Sunday to hold talks with the Union
of Islamic Courts. The federal parliament's speaker ignored
calls made by the Baidoa-based transitional government to
not go to Mogadishu before the formation of a unified stance.
The parliamentary delegation began talks without the consent
of the transitional federal government, a sign of a possible
rift within the fragile government. The Mogadishu meetings
come after the Arab League-mediated peace talks in Khartoum
failed to reach a formal agreement. The talks in Khartoum
had been meant to prevent an all-out proxy war between Somalia's
neighbors; Ethiopia and Eritrea, who are believed to support
Somalia's government and the Islamists respectively. Meanwhile,
heavy fighting has erupted in the north of the country between
Islamic militia and forces loyal to the semi-autonomous region
of Puntland, allegedly backed by Ethiopian troops. These confrontations
mark the first between the government forces and the Islamists
since the collapse of the Khartoum talks. Fears are mounting
that these clashes could escalate into the much feared regional
conflict between Somalia' neighbors. For FSRN, Abdurahman
Hassan Warsameh, Mogadishu, Somalia.
BLASTS IN MEXICO CITY
Three Explosions ripped through Mexico City early Monday morning.
President Elect Felipe Calderon has condemned the explosions
and called for investigations. Tim Russo has the story.
At 12:08 am, the first of three bombs detonated in Scotiabank
in Mexico City, followed by another at 12:14 am in the Federal
Electoral Tribunal and a third at 12:22am in the National
headquarters for the Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI).
Each of the three explosions came after warnings made by telephone.
The bombs caused material damage to its targets, yet no injuries
or casualties were registered according to the office of Mexico's
Attorney General, which immediately opened an investigation.
No group has claimed responsibility for the bombings as of
the closing of this report. The Popular Assembly of the People
of Oaxaca has released a communique to deny any involvement
in the blasts. By 9:00 this morning, a fourth bomb had been
deactivated in a bank and a mysterious telephone call provoked
the evacuation of the Secretary of Foreign Relations office
also in Mexico City. Federal Police have reported that they
have yet to find any leads as to who is responsible for the
triple bombing. For Free Speech Radio News, this is Tim Russo
in Mexico.
....as we go to air, media outlets in Mexico are reporting
the discovery of a fifth bomb in a restaurant in front of
the PRI's national headquarters.
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST MURDERED IN PERU
Peruvian police have arrested a suspect in the case of a brutal
murder of a well-known Peruvian environmental activist. Pamela
Cueva reports from Lima.
Police in Cajamarca have arrested a man suspected of murdering
Edmundo Becerra, a leading environmental activist. Becerra
was shot 17 times on November 1st after refusing to sell his
lands to the Yanacocha mining project. Becerra was the President
of the Front in Defense of Cajamarca, an organization opposed
to the expansion of the Yanacocha gold mine - already the
largest gold mine in South America. Residents of Cajamarca
strongly oppose the Yanacocha's expansion, as the mining work
contaminates the water of the springs and rivers. Local residents
say Yanacocha has been arming a group of peasants to threaten
those who do not sell their lands to the company and are opposed
to the mine's operations. The mine's spokesperson says that
the allegations are offensive and that the company will investigate
people making such claims. For FSRN, I'm Pamela Cueva with
Alfredo Cuadras.
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What A Democratic Victory Would Mean For The Left
(4:10)
On eve before election night, political parties are making
a last ditch effort to rally their supporters to the polls
and convince the undecided of the same. With polls suggesting
Democrats could take control of the House and possibly the
Senate, if they are correct, will liberal leaning activists
have a friend in power? FSRN’s Leigh Ann Caldwell reports.
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Saddam Hussein Sentenced To Death (3:20)
Fighting continued across Iraq Sunday despite a curfew imposed
by the US military and Iraqi security forces to coincide with
the delivery of a verdict in the trail of Saddam Hussein.
There were also celebrations at the announcement of a verdict
of guilt and a sentence of death for Saddam Hussein. But for
many Iraqis, the event is another prop in an increasingly
flimsy production. David Enders files this report with Salam
Talib.
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Sandanistas Look To Return To Power In Nicaragua
(3:10)
With 40% of voting stations tallied, it appears that former
Marxist, Sandinista rebel leader, Daniel Ortega, could become
Nicaragua's next president. However, more concrete results
are not expected until later today or tomorrow. If elected
Ortega would be the latest in a series of left-wing leaders
voted into office in Latin America – joining Venezuela's
Hugo Chavez, Bolivia's Evo Morales, Chile's Michelle Bachelet,
and Nestor Kirschner in Argentina. Jill Replogle reports from
Managua, Nicaragua.
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Hundreds Of Thousands Flood The Streets Of Oaxaca
(3:33)
Hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of Oaxaca
City yesterday calling for Mexico's Federal Preventative Police
to leave the state and for the governor to resign. More than
80 people have been arrested since the militarized police
force arrived in the city eight days ago. Mexican President
Vicente Fox says the presence of federal troops is to restore
peace and social tranquility. Despite the heavy police presence
plainclothes gunmen continue to carry out acts of aggression
against opponents of the state government and several members
of the popular assembly movement have disappeared.
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Ibero-American Summit In Uruguay (3:20)
The issue of immigration to Europe and to US from Latin
America was one of the most important issues on the agenda
of the State Heads who attended the 16th Ibero-American summit
of the state heads this past weekend which took place in Montevideo,
capital of one of the smallest countries of the continent,
Uruguay. Asli Pelit reports.
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China-Africa Summit Gets Underway (3:20)
The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation opens today in Beijing
china, and it gathers ministers and some 45 heads of African
states to discuss economic and cultural relationships. China
needs Africa's mineral resources, particularly oil, and Africa
seeks to boost its economic development. From Ndiaga Seck
has more.
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