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IRAQI LAWYER AMBUSHED
Two lawyers for co-defendants in the Saddam Hussein trial
were
ambushed by gunmen
today in Baghdad. One attorney was killed while the other
was wounded.
This is the second
assassination of a member of the legal defense team after
another
lawyer was murdered the
day after the trial opened in October. The trial is
scheduled to
resume on Nov. 28th.
MOSSAB ARRESTS
In Nigeria, six members of a separatist group have been
charged with
attempting to wage
war against the government. They could face the death
penalty if found
guilty. Sam Olukoya reports from Lagos.
The six accused persons belong to the banned Movement for
the
Actualisation of a Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB).
The group is
campaigning for Nigeria's southeastern region to secede
from the rest
of the country. The region has the bulk of Nigeria's oil
wealth. An
attempt by the region to secede in the late seventies led
to a civil
war that lasted two and a half years. MASSOB has
intensified its
secession campaign in recent years. Flags and currencies
for the
proposed new state of Biafra are now in use in parts of
Eastern
Nigeria. The trial of the six MASSOB activists is seen as
an
indication that the Nigerian government is prepared to
come down hard
on anyone thinking of breaking up Nigeria. Mujaheed Asari
Dokubo who
leads a campaign for the Ijaws of Nigeria's Niger Delta
region to
secede was recently arrested. He is currently facing
trial for
treason. For Free Speech Radio News, this is Sam Olukoya
in Lagos
LIBERIAN RUN-OFF
Liberians went to the polls again today; this time to
vote in a
run-off between the top two
presidential contenders from last month's national
elections. The
choice is between ex-soccer superstar George Weah and
former World
Bank economist Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. The turnout in
today's runoff
was reportedly lower than in the first round. Election
results are due
within two weeks.
GENEVA WTO TALKS
Members of the World Trade Organization are meeting in
Geneva today in
an attempt to salvage crumbling trade negotiations. UK
Correspondent
Helen Kelly has more.
World Trade Organisation member states are regrouping in
Geneva, after
trade representatives from the US, the EU, India, Brazil,
and Japan
failed to reach an agreement at yesterday's meeting in
London. Member
states are trying to break a bitter deadlock over customs
duties and
farm subsidies. The dispute is jeopardising chances of a
trade accord
at the December World Trade Organization conference in
Hong Kong. EU
Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson yesterday offered to
reduce average
tariffs on agricultural imports by 46% in a bid to secure
an
agreement, but wants concessions in service industries
and market
access for industrial goods. The US claims that offer
does not go far
enough, while Ireland argues the proposal could wreak
havoc on farming
through low-price imports. France, a major agricultural
power in the
EU, has threatened to veto any deal if there are too many
concessions.
The talks will conclude in Geneva tomorrow. Helen Kelly,
reporting
from London for FSRN
IRS vs. PASADENA CHURCH
The Internal Revenue Service has threatened to revoke the
tax-exempt
status of Pasadena's
All Saints Episcopal Church for an anti-war sermon. In
Los Angeles
Sonali Kolhatkar has
more:
Former Rector George Regas gave a stirring anti-war
sermon at All
Saints Church before last year's Presidential election,
saying, "Mr.
President, your doctrine of preemptive war is a failed
doctrine.
Forcibly changing the regime of an enemy that posed no
imminent threat
has led to disaster." In response the Internal Revenue
Service has
sent the church a letter saying they are under
investigation for
violating their tax exempt status. Reverend Ed Bacon of
All Saints
says the church has not lobbied for any candidate or
party but it
routinely takes strong political positions on current
issues such as
the war in Iraq:
(Ed Bacon clip) "All Saints has a mission of standing in
the prophetic
tradition of Christianity... We have consistently
criticized any
administration in power when they used war as a way of
solving a
problem that should be solved diplomatically."
According to the LA Times, the IRS investigation into All
Saints is
part of a larger federal investigation of political
activity at
churches and nonprofit groups. From KPFK Los Angeles, I'm
Sonali
Kolhatkar.
Features
Senate Considers the Intelligence Authorization Measure
(3:11)
A measure in the US Senate could allow the Pentagon to
begin spying on US citizens, according to some civil
liberties groups. The Intelligence Authorization measure
contains a provision that would give officials from the
Defense Intelligence Agency, also known as DIA, the
ability to seek information from people while acting
undercover. The Senate is also poised to vote on a
measure tonight on whether to create an independent
investigation into the abuse of detainees. Mitch Jeserich
reports from Washington.
Continued Riots in Paris as Chirac Issues State of
Emergency (3:10)
Unrests continued in France for the twelfth night, and
although authorities say it was not as violent as
previous nights, nearly 1200 cars were burned last night
alone. President Jacques Chirac declared a state of
emergency today, paving the way for curfews to be imposed
on riot-hit cities and towns in an extraordinary measure
to halt France's worst civil unrest in decades. As FSRN?s
Raphal Krafft reports, the state of emergency is
threatening civil liberties.
South African Farm Evictions (3:54)
The system of apartheid stripped South Africa's black
people of virtually all their land. Far-reaching land
reform was one of the key tasks of the new, non-racial
government elected in 1994. Instead, nearly a million
black people were forcibly removed from white-owned farms
between 1994 and 2004 ? more than during the last decade
of apartheid. Terna Gyuse takes a look at what?s
happening in South Africa's countryside.
A Look at the Budget Deficit Plan (3:10)
Critics say that the proposed $59.3-billion deficit
reduction plan is an attack on the poor, while
Connecticut's three Republican House members say that
unless drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is
stripped from budget legislation in the House, they will
oppose the entire package. Meanwhile the Alaskan Gwich?in
People and their supporters are in front of the American
Indian Museum for another day of prayer, education and
drumming opposing the proposed drilling? Ryme Katkhouda,
of the DC Radio Coop reports.
Activists March over Mississippi River Bridge (2:52)
One hundred local and national activists crossed the
Mississippi River Bridge from New Orleans to Gretna
yesterday, to commemorate those who were stopped and shot
at my Gretna Police when attempting to escape on that
very bridge during post-Katrina flooding. Maybel
Leibenthal reports from New Orleans.
US Soldiers Accused of Gang Raping 22-Year-Old Filipina
(2:41)
Philippine prosecutors issued subpoenas this morning to
question six off-duty U.S. soldiers accused of gang-
raping a 22-year-old woman during military exercises.
However, there was no indication as to whether or when
the accused would be transferred to Philippine control
due to the Visiting Forces Agreement that?s in place.
From the People Without Border?s Collective at KPFK,
Kelly Barnes has more.
Candlelight Vigils Mark One Month Anniversary of Kashmir
Quake (1:28)
Today marks the one month anniversary of the devastating
earthquake that rocked Kashmir. An estimated 87,000
people have died, and about 3 million people are still
homeless as a result of the quake. The United Nations has
come up about $400-million short of the $550-million it
is asking the donor community for the massive relief
effort. People are coming together across the US today
for candlelight vigils to commemorate the lives lost, as
well as to raise awareness of the on-going relief effort.
Tania Aidrus is an organizer with the SAquake.org, a
coalition of relief groups.
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