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Labor Hour Headlines 1-19-2002 |
by Peter Miller
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19 Jan 2002
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Headlines as broadcast on the Illinois Labor Hour on WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign. Stories: Changes in Hiring Practices Likely , State Developmental Center Supporters Rally Against Governor, State Drivers Education Courses to Feature Construction Zone Safety, Airport Security Workers to be Denied Rights Despite Federal Employment, Organizing Victories |
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United States Refuses to Abide by Geneva Convention |
by Posted by Gery
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19 Jan 2002
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On January 11, 2002, the United States announced that it was refusing to abide by the 1949 Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners of war in its treatment and internment of those taken prisoner in Afghanistan or Pakistan by the United States. The Third Geneva Convention, which provides specific guidelines for treatment of prisoner combatants, is a part of the "law of nations" and is a mainstay of international humanitarian law. The United States explained that the prisoners were not actually prisoners of war, but were in fact "unlawful combatants." |
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Right-Wing Ideologue w/Tainted History to Head State Dept.Office on Latin Amer. |
by Interview by Melinda Tuhus.
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18 Jan 2002
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Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Bill Goodfellow, executive director of the Center for International Policy. He discusses why Bush appointed Reich, his lack of support in Congress and some of the important regional issues Reich will be responsible for in his State Department post . |
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The Shortwave Report 1/18/02 ˇLISTEN GLOBALLY! |
by Dan Roberts
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18 Jan 2002
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A 30 minute review of news and opinions recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast-13.4MB & quick/streaming-3.4MB. With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast upon notification. Germany, Netherlands, Russia, China, Cuba. |
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Human Rights Watch World Report 2002 Released |
by Human Rights Watch
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17 Jan 2002
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The 2002 edition of HRW's World Report on human rights has been released. In addition to English, the report is also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Portuguese, and Spanish. |
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In Total Disregard Toward the Poor |
by Molly Ivins
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17 Jan 2002
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It should be pointed out that poor families in Illinois are taxed disproportionately. Many Illinois politicans make a career out of calling for tax cuts, but their schemes seem to have done nothing to change the high taxes on the poor in our state. This is a strong argument for paying living wages and limiting so-called economic development tax abatements to only those projects that include living wage requirements for the jobs created with tax dollars. For more facts about Illinois' high tax burden on the poor http://www.cbpp.org/3-15-00sfp-il.htm |
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Was the US government alerted to September 11 attack? |
by Patrick Martin, WSWS
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16 Jan 2002
Modified: 17 Jan 2002 |
Part 1: Warnings in advance
Note: For those who have grown tired of the hysteria of conspiracy theory surrounding the Sept. 11 attacks in some quarters, do NOT skip over this article. It is a well-researched exposition of the facts, along with the unanswered questions that need to be followed up on in any serious investigation into assigning responsibility for the massive failures of the well-funded US intelligence superstructure. |
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Rubin Shouldn't Escape Enron Investigation |
by Mark Weisbrot
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17 Jan 2002
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According to Treasury, Rubin wanted to know if the Bush administration was going to intervene with the big credit rating agencies, who were about to lower their rating of Enron's debt. Since Rubin's Citigroup was holding hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Enron's debt, it had quite a large stake in the outcome of any such decision. |
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