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Today's Stories:
Oil-For-Food Program Extended Through
June 3rd -John Negroponte
Reporter Robert Fisk, Recently Back From Baghdad
Iraqi Mother Brings Son to US for Treatment
Iraq War Draws Attention Away from Afghanistan: report from
Kabul
Senegalese People Oppose the US War and Occupation of Iraq
American Youth in Africa explain the war to their Namibian
friends
Why the Anti-War Movement Was Right - Arianna Huffington
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Story: Oil-For-Food Program Extended Through June
3rd -John Negroponte
By a unanimous vote, today, the UN Security Council approved
the extension of the oil for food program in Iraq. Speaking
at a press conference afterwards, US Ambassador to the UN
John Negroponte stated that the Secretary General has been
authorized to administer the program until June 3rd. Reporters
asked whether a situation could be created whereby sanctions
will be lifted but the framework and structure for the oil-for-food
program will remain in effect, ensuring that food can still
get to the Iraqi people.
Tape: John Negroponte, US Ambassador to the UN
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Story: Reporter Robert Fisk, Recently Back From Baghdad
Robert Fisk is the Beirut-based correspondent for the London
Independent newspaper. He's spent the last 3 decades covering
the Iranian Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War, the Persian Gulf
War, the conflict in Algeria and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Now that he's exited Iraq, we reached him recently and asked
how this, most recent war compared with past wars he's covered.
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Story: Iraqi Mother Brings Son to US for Treatment
Umm Haider is an Iraqi woman, a mother, and a teacher. She
arrived in Los Angeles last week, through the work of organizations
like No More Victims. Her older son Haider was killed by a
US missile during the first Gulf War in 1999, and her younger
son, 8-year-old Mostafa, now accompanies her for medical treatment
from missile shrapnel wounds. Sonali Kolhatkar of Pacifica
station KPFK in Los Angeles spoke with Umm Haider recently
about her trip to the US, where she is from in Iraq and who
she has left behind.
Tape: Umm Haider, an Iraqi woman in the United States, seeking
medical treatment for her son, hit by shrapnel from a US missile.
To find out how you can contribute to Umm Haider's son's medical
treatment fund, please visit www.nomorevictims.org.
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Story: Iraq War Draws Attention Away from Afghanistan:
report from Kabul
As all the world’s attention is focused for the time
being on Iraq, many people seem to have forgotten about Afghanistan,
where life has still not improved substantially for much of
the population, despite their supposed liberation by American
forces. Reporter Mohammad Mujiburahman explores the impact
of the war in Iraq on Afghanistan. He fears, like many of
his countrymen, that the conflict in Iraq is diverting the
international community's efforts away from the reconstruction
of his own country, shattered by quarter of a century of war…
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Story: Senegalese People Oppose the US War and Occupation
of Iraq
From Kabul, Afghanistan, we move now to Dakar, Senegal,
where people share common concerns about the US war and occupation
of Iraq. Salif Saydi is a 16-year-old student who grew up
in the United States and is now living in Senegal. Speaking
recently with Peacewatch producer Scott Gurian, he offers
his unique perspective and the expressions of people he interviewed
regarding the war against Iraq.
Tape: Salif Saydi is a 16-year-old student, from Senegal
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Story: American Youth in Africa explain the war to
their Namibian friends
Meanwhile in Namibia, southwestern Africa, three high school
students from Maine are learning how Namibians feel about
the United States and the war in Iraq. Here's reporter Julie
Joy...
TAPE: Julie Joy, Bidisha Bhattacharyya, and Kaitlin Boyce,
reporting for Blunt Youth Radio at community radio station
WMPG in Portland, Maine
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Story: Why the Anti-War Movement Was Right - Arianna
Huffington
As people throughout the world express their concerns and
frustrations over the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of
Iraq, closer to home protests continue.
While some polls suggest that the majority of Americans
support President Bush, CNN surveyed its viewers yesterday,
on the question: Was the anti-war movement right? And 65%
of the people responding said yes. This question has also
been on the mind of author and syndicated columnist Arianna
Huffington, who says it is too soon for Pentagon and White
House officials to celebrate a victory in Iraq.
Tape: Arianna Huffington, author of 'Pigs at the Trough:
How corporate Greed and Political Corruption are Undermining
America'.
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