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Demands for Barghoutis release grows

July 18, 2003

Demands are growing to release Palestinian legislator Marwan Barghouti, and some 6,500 other Palestinian prisoners, as part of the “road map” peace negotiations. Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas warned that without a large-scale prisoner release, the...

Coup supporter shuts down community TV

July 18, 2003

Catia TV – Venezuela’s longest-running community television station – was shut down last week by Caracas Mayor Alfredo Peña. Peña was one of the chief supporters of the failed April 2002 coup d’etat against democratically-elected Venezuelan...

Soldier doesnt like Iraq War either

July 18, 2003

Before he was sent to the Middle East, a young soldier from Texas began corresponding by e-mail with some of us in Dallas. His view of the war and army life was considerably different from what...

National Clips

July 18, 2003

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col.: Air Force covering up rape charges? Since the winter over 60 women cadets the Air Force Academy have charged their co-cadets with rape, but remedies proposed by the Air Force will only worsen...

Benton Harbor protests racism, abuse

July 18, 2003 By Teresa Albano

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. – About 400 protestors marched from the City Hall here to Berrien County Courthouse, July 12, to keep the spotlight on police abuse and racism.