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IAEA VOTE POSTPONED
The International Atomic Energy Agency has delayed its
vote on whether
to refer Iran to the UN Security Council. The vote was
expected today,
but will likely occur tomorrow when the IAEA resumes its
meeting.
GREEN LIGHT FOR EPA SUIT
A New York Federal judge says the EPA made deliberate
misleading
statements about air quality in the aftermath of the 9/11
attacks.
Rebecca Myles has more.
A class action lawsuit filed by New Yorkers against the
Environmental
Protection Agency and its former leadership can now
proceed to court.
Judge Deborah Batts said during her pretrial opinion that
statements
made by former EPA head, Christie Todd Whitman, regarding
the air
quality in the vicinity of Ground Zero were "deliberate
and
misleading" and that apparently false reassurances that
the air was
safe "shocks the conscience". Internal documents later
reveled that
the EPA's own air quality tests indicated there was cause
for concern.
It has been estimated that about 2,000 tons of asbestos
and over
400,000 tons toxin-laden concrete, were released in a
massive dust
cloud when the buildings came crashing down. Yesterday's
ruling
established that the accusations made in the class-
actions suit are
well documented and troubling enough to meet a legal
standard to go
forward and to name Whitman as an individual defendant.
For FSRN, I am
Rebecca Myles reporting from New York.
HAMAS TO MEET WITH THE P.A.
A senior Hamas official said today that talks with the
Palestinian
Authority can happen as early as tomorrow. Laila al-
Haddad has the
story.
Senior Hamas officials say they expect to meet with Abbas
in Gaza on
Saturday to begin negotiations on how the new government
will take
shape. Hamas leader Ismail Hanieh told supporters in Gaza
on Friday
that the group would "consult over the nature of the
coming
government" and try to set a date for the first meeting
of the
Palestinian parliament. Meanwhile, Israeli forces
continued their
economic blockade of Gaza for the third week in a row. A
UN report
released yesterday said the closure of Gaza's only
commercial crossing
was causing a humanitarian crisis, as dairy products and
medicines
dwindle in supermarkets and hospitals. The report
estimated the
closure would cause losses amounting to $7 million to the
Palestinian
economy this month alone.
CIA LEAK TRIAL DATE SET
A federal judge today set a trial date for Lewis
"Scooter" Libby. The
former White House aide will stand trial in January 2007
on charges
related to the case in which the identity of former CIA-
operative
Valerie Plame was leaked to the press.
$70 BILLION MINUS $70 BILLION
The White House announced yesterday that it will request
an additional
$70 billion in funding for the wars in Afghanistan and
Iraq. The
announcement came the same day that the Senate approved
$70 billion
dollars in tax cuts that opponents say will
disproportionately benefit
the wealthy. On Wednesday, legislators cut $39 billion
dollars of
federal funding from programs that benefit the poor.
DEATH PENALTY CHALLENGE
Lawyers for condemned murderer, Michael Morales, are
arguing that
California's method of execution by lethal injection is
"cruel and
unusual"...and now they are getting medical records from
past
executions to back up their claims. Christopher Martinez
reports.
A federal judge has ordered California to turn over
records such as
medical protocols and heart monitoring data from the last
3 executions
at San Quentin prison (including the December execution
of Stanley
Tookie Williams and last month's execution of 76-year-old
Clarence Ray
Allen. After California's last execution, prison
officials revealed
for the first time that several executions have included
an extra dose
of 1 of 3 drugs used in the execution process. Lawyers
for Morales
will get to use the new execution records when they make
their
arguments in a federal district court in San Jose on
February 9th.
PRISON RIOT IN EL SALVADOR
The "La Esperanza" penitentiary in El Salvador has been
taken over by
a group of prisoners protesting an inmate transfer to a
maximum
security prison. The members of the group took over the
prison two
days ago and are currently threatening to kill 52 other
inmates they
say are jailhouse snitches. The "La Esperanza"
penitentiary is located
a few miles outside of San Salvador and houses 2700
inmates, although
it was designed to hold only 800. A similar confrontation
happened at
the same prison in August of 2004, which resulted in 31
deaths and 30
injuries.
Features
Gaza Closure Affecting Commerce in Palestine and Israel
(1:59)
The main border crossing for the passage of goods between
Gaza and Israel has been closed for 20 days. Staples
imported from Israel such as milk, sugar and flour are
starting to run down in Gaza stores, and almost 600 tons
of vegetable harvested by Palestinians for export have
been left to rot, and the closure is hurting suppliers on
both sides. But Israeli defense forces say they've closed
the Karni crossing for security reasons, after a suicide
bombing a year ago, and a car bomb attack thwarted there
two months ago. Irris Makler reports from Gaza.
World's Oceans in Dire Straits (2:52)
According to the Presidential Commission on Ocean Policy,
the health of the world's oceans has reached an alarming
state - and the US has done little to help heal them. If
the trend continues, the world?s oceans could soon become
irreparable. Leigh Ann Caldwell has more from Capitol
Hill.
New Orleans Teachers Demanding City and State Open More
Public Schools (3:08))
A group of New Orleans teachers today, demanded that the
city and the State of Louisiana open more elementary and
high schools. Hundreds of children in the city are
currently unable to attend school, as the majority of
public schools in the city have not reopened since
Hurricane Katrina. FSRN?s Christian Roselund spoke with
parents and teachers about the situation, beginning with
parent Angela Ratliff.
Indigenous People's Conference Reconvenes in Geneva (3:53)
Indigenous peoples from all over the world gathered in
Geneva this week, along with UN Ambassadors and state
representatives, and reconvened the Working Group on the
International Human Rights Declaration for Indigenous
Peoples. As part of the UN's Permanent Forum on
Indigenous Issues, the draft was created in 1994, and has
since been the basis for biannual gatherings. However,
the pressure is on to come to a final agreement because
the Human Rights Commission is being disbanded and will
be replaced by a Council. But as Anne Keala Kelly
reports, the conflict between indigenous peoples and the
English-speaking member states of the United Nations
makes consensus at this stage a distant dream.
"March for Migrants" Caravan Kicks of in San
Diego/Tijuana (2:39)
Immigrant rights activists kicked off a cross-country
caravan today at the San Diego/Tijuana border. The "March
for Migrants" will hold community awareness events at
stops across the United States, demanding justice,
respect and dignity for migrants. FSRN's Miles Ashdown
caught up with the group in Holtville, California, for a
vigil honoring Mexicans who have died crossing the border.
FSRN Exclusive One-on-One Interview with Subcomandante
Marcos: Part 3 (6:17)
Zapatista Subcomandante Marcos, now known as Delegate
Zero, addressed a large crowd in Xalapa, Veracruz
yesterday. The town meeting was part of the country-wide
tour to listen to the grievances and proposals of the
"poor and humble people who fight." The marathon
listening sessions are a key component in the Zapatista's
Other Campaign, which has been proposed as a new path to
building an alternative to the dominant social and
political system imposed by capitalism. In this part of
our third and final exclusive, one-on-one interview,
Marcos begins by talking about how indigenous Zapatista
women have been able change patriarchal structures.
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