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Peruvian health advocates targeted by big polluter....
Posted: Fri, Apr 30, 2004 11:05am PDT
KPFA 94.1 FM radio will be programming 5 hour of May Day programming on May 1, 2004. It is available as well on the internet....
Posted: Fri, Apr 30, 2004 10:40am PDT
Use of private contractors in Iraqi jail interrogations highlighted by inquiry into abuse of prisoners
Julian Borger in Washington
Friday April 30, 2004
The Guardian...
Posted: Fri, Apr 30, 2004 10:02am PDT
International law professor Francis Boyle urges the Caribbean states to indict the US and France before the International Tribunal in the Haag "for what these two criminal states have inflicted on Haiti and president Aristide and to insure his return to Haiti by order of the International Court.."...
Posted: Fri, Apr 30, 2004 9:36am PDT
An event was held in Santa Rosa, California by the North Bay Progressive Newspaper featuring two individuals dedicated to the movement as well as providing correct information about what really happened and is happening in Haiti now....
Posted: Fri, Apr 30, 2004 7:32am PDT
Hundreds of people in Falluja have taken to the streets to welcome a former officer of the Iraqi army who has taken control of the city, following a pullout by US occupation forces....
Posted: Fri, Apr 30, 2004 6:08am PDT
US troops have reportedly started to fall back from some of their positions around the besieged city of Falluja after a month of deadly clashes with Sunni insurgents....
Posted: Fri, Apr 30, 2004 6:00am PDT
After two nights of bombardment by US jet fighters, the Ahmed family had had enough. At 7am on Wednesday Fadhil Ahmed ate his last piece of flat bread before bundling his wife and children into their Chevrolet....
Posted: Fri, Apr 30, 2004 5:59am PDT
WASHINGTON - Asked how many American troops have died in Iraq, the Pentagon's No. 2 civilian estimated Thursday the total was about 500 - more than 200 soldiers short....
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 6:06pm PDT
American warplanes have struck three areas in the beseiged city of Falluja amid talks to hand security over to former Iraqi army officers....
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 5:57pm PDT
A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Spain, Russia, China, and Cuba....
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 4:31pm PDT
It strikes me that it is not at all obvious what we should do, and that by implying that it is, we risk making people feel stupid, when in fact they are quite right to ask the question, "What should I do?"...
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 2:12pm PDT
The US is seen in such a bad light by Iraqis these days that the US government is trying to reduce criticism of human right abuses in Fallujah by bringing in one of Saddam Hussein's general's to subdue the city. While the US media pretends that many of those in Fallujah supported Saddam, most independent reporters who have visited Fallujah have reported that the bulk of those resisting are Islamic fundamentalists who were opposed to Saddam. The US is realizing the need to hire Iraqis to run d...
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 8:27am PDT
"I believe contemporary anti-Semitism is an outcome of the conflict. Hence, I am convinced that if and when the conflict is resolved, there will be a sharp decline in anti-Semitism. However, if the conflict deteriorates, I am afraid the worrying phenomenon will exacerbate further, not only in the Middle East, but in Europe as well."...
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 7:56am PDT
US soldiers have fired on a minibus full of civilians near a checkpoint on the outskirts of the besieged Iraqi town of Falluja....
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 7:34am PDT
A US general responsible for four jails in Iraq has been suspended pending an investigation into alleged abuse of her prisoners....
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 7:33am PDT
Eight American troops have been killed and four wounded in a car bombing in Iraq, the US military reports....
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 7:32am PDT
Taliban forces have taken control of the governor's residence and security headquarters in central Afghanistan....
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 11:24pm PDT
PATTANI, Thailand, April 29 (Reuters) - Muslim leaders in Thailand's restive south accused police and soldiers on Thursday of brutality in a shootout at a centuries-old mosque that left 34 militants dead....
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 10:43pm PDT